System Devices Menu

PS/2 Pointing Devices

External Fn Key

IDE Controller

FDD Controller

Serial Port

Base I/O address

Infrared Port

Mode

Base I/O address

DMA channel

Parallel Port

Mode

Base I/O address

Interrupt

DMA channel

LCD Status Panel Display

LCD Status Panel Date Format

LCD Status Panel Time Format

Security Menu

User Password is

Administrator Password is

Set User Password

Set Supervisor Password

Password Required to Boot

Floppy Boot

Description

Enables (Both) or disables (Auto) the internal pointing devices when an external PS/2 mouse is connected.

Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is interpreted as the Fn key.

Enables the primary channel, secondary channel, both, or neither (disabled).

Enables the floppy drive.

Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is configured automatically or by the user.

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is configured automatically or by the user.

Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard IR) infrared communications.

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode.

Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user, automatically, or not at all.

Sets the port to normal mode (output only), bi-directional, ECP, or EPP.

Sets the I/O address (except in EPP mode).

Sets the interrupt.

Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode.

Enables display on the status panel.

Sets the date format used in the status panel

Sets the time format used in the status panel.

Description

Shows if a user password is set.

Shows if an administrator password is set.

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password. (The administrator password must be set first.) The password can have no more than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.

Sets whether a user password is required when the notebook boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.

Sets whether the notebook will attempt to boot from the floppy disk drive.

Default

Auto

Enabled

Both

Enabled

Enabled

3F8h, IRQ4

Disabled

FIR

2F8h, IRQ3

DMA0

Enabled

ECP

378h

IRQ7

DMA3

Enabled

mm/dd/yy

hh:mm, AM/PM (24-hour format)

Default

Clear

Clear

Enter

Enter

Disabled

Enabled

HP OmniBook XE3

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