4 The HP Setup Program

 

 

Using the HP Setup Program

 

 

 

Setup Item

Default

Action

PC I Devices

 

 

Slot #1 Bus Master

Enabled

Enable this option if you need the BIOS to set the PCI Bus

Slot #2 Bus Master

Enabled

Master bit. This could be necessary for some old PCI

Slot #3 Bus Master*

Enabled

cards. * Slot #3 is not supported for the VL 5/xxx series 4

 

 

desktop PC.

PCI IRQ line 1

Auto

Select an IRQ number only if necessary (for example for

PCI IRQ line 2

Auto

SCO-UNIX).

PCI IRQ line 3

Auto

 

PCI IRQ line 4

Auto

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

Administrator password is

Disabled

Indicates whether administrator password is enabled.

Set Administrator Password

 

Allows you to set the administrator password. This

 

 

password prevents unauthorized access to the computer’s

 

 

configuration and can also be used to start the computer.

Start with keyboard locked

Disabled

This feature allows the PC to start automatically, without

 

 

waiting for a password to be typed in, but the keyboard

 

 

will be locked. Only the user password can unlock the

 

 

keyboard. This option is only displayed if a user password

 

 

has been set and is not available if you are running

 

 

Windows 95. When the PC is started with the keyboard

 

 

locked, the Caps Lock LED flickers until the keyboard is

 

 

unlocked.

Password on boot

Enabled

Enable or disable password prompt on boot.

Boot on flexible disk drive

Enabled

Enables or disables boot on flexible disk drive.

Write on flexible disk drives

Enabled

Enables or disables writes on flexible disk drives.

 

 

Disabling prevents data being copied in your absence.

Use of flexible disk drive

User

Limits the use of flexible disk drive(s) to the user or the

 

 

administrator, depending on the boot password.

 

 

Password on boot must be enabled for this option to be

 

 

set.

Boot on hard disk drive

Enabled

Enables or disables boot on hard disk drive.

Fixed disk boot sector

Not protected

Write-protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against

 

 

viruses.

Boot on CD-ROM

Enabled

Enables or disables boot on CD-ROM.

Space-bar POWER-ON

Enabled

Enables or disables the space-bar to power-on the PC.

 

 

 

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