BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup utility provides access to basic configuration settings. It is independent of the operating system.

Running the BIOS Setup Utility

1.Close all applications, then shut down Windows and reboot the OmniBook. If necessary, you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot.

2.During reboot, press F2 to start the BIOS Setup utility.

3.The pointing device or mouse is not active in the BIOS Setup utility. Press the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to move among menus. Press the DOWN and UP arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu. Press ENTER to change a setting. See the table below for more information.

4.After you select the options you want, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot, the system prompts you to run BIOS Setup, and the conflicting settings are marked.

Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters

OmniBook 4150B: Introduced with BIOS version 3.00 (Fall ’99).

OmniBook 4150†: Introduced with BIOS version 2.00 (Fall ’98).

OmniBook 4100: Introduced with BIOS version 1.01 (Spring ’98), rolled to version 2.00 (Fall ’98).

Main Menu

 

Default

Language

Sets the language for this utility and BIOS messages.

English.

BIOS Revision

Shows the current BIOS version.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

System Time

Sets the time using 24-hour format. Values set take effect

 

 

immediately.

 

System Date

Sets the date using mm/dd/yy (English) or dd/mm/yy format.

 

Floppy Drive

Sets the floppy drive type.

Detected and set

 

 

automatically.

Internal Hard Disk

Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters.

Detected and set

 

 

automatically.

Quiet Boot

When enabled, hides summary of power-on self-test and

Enabled

 

messages during boot.

 

Video Display Device

Sets whether the built-in and external display signals

Auto

 

automatically switch when an external display is detected, or

 

 

whether both signals are active. Pressing Fn+F5 temporarily

 

 

switches displays.

 

BIOS Version 2.xx/3.xx:

Video Expansion

BIOS Version 2.xx/3.xx: Primary Video Adapter

Sets whether the video image expands to fill the display in lower resolution modes (SVGA or VGA).

Sets whether the internal (built-in) video adapter automatically switches to an external video adapter connected to the docking system, if one is detected. (Select Internal to use multiple-monitor capability of Windows 98.)

Disabled

Auto

System Memory

Shows the system memory size.

640KB

Extended Memory

Shows the extended memory size.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

BIOS Version 3.xx:

For a processor with a serial number, makes the processor

Disabled

CPU Serial Number

serial number available to software.

 

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HP OmniBook 4100/4150