Changing the Configuration

Using OmniBook Tools

COM Ports

Sets serial and infrared port addresses and interrupts.

 

 

Printers

Sets printer options.

 

 

Card Slots

Starts the CardWizard application for managing PC cards.

 

 

Infrared Communications

Starts IrMonitor or sets when it starts. IrMonitor provides IrDA communications capability.

 

 

Input Devices

 

 

 

Pointing Devices

Sets pointing device or mouse settings.

 

 

Keyboard

Sets keyboard repeat settings.

 

 

Power Management

Options for Battery Power

 

Balances the tradeoffs between power savings and performance speed while operating on battery

 

power. Click Custom to set time-outs individually.

 

Idle Time before Turn-Off

 

Shows the individual time-outs.

 

 

Uninstall

Lets you remove selected sets of OmniBook software from the hard disk.

 

 

Password

Set Admin Password

 

The administrator password provides protection equal to the user password plus PC ID and

 

OmniBook setting protection. The administrator password can be used whenever the user password

 

is requested, such as when changing the user password.

 

Admin Password Required

 

Sets whether changes to PC ID and OmniBook settings are protected by the administrator password.

 

Set User Password

 

The user password protects certain events, but doesn’t give access to protected administrator

 

options, such as PC ID.

 

User Password Required

 

Sets whether a password is required when the computer starts, before undocking, or when changing

 

OmniBook settings such as those in the SCU.

 

 

Library

Opens the OmniBook User’s Guide and other online sources of information.

 

 

(Control menu, About)

Shows the BIOS version and the amount of system memory.

 

 

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HP Book 2000/5700 manual Options for Battery Power