System Devices Menu

 

 

Description

 

 

Default

 

Video Display Device

 

Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an external

Auto

 

 

 

 

display, if one is detected

 

 

 

External Pointing Devices

 

Disables the internal pointing devices when an external pointing

Auto

 

 

 

 

device is connected

 

 

 

Legacy USB Support

 

Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy drive

Enabled

 

 

 

 

during startup

 

 

 

Wake On LAN from

 

Lets the notebook be turned on via the LAN port If this option is

Disabled

Power Off

 

enabled, the notebook uses increased power while it is shut down

 

 

 

 

Security Menu

 

 

Description

 

 

Default

 

User Password is

 

Shows if a user password is set

Clear

Administrator Password is

 

Shows if an administrator password is set

Clear

Set User Password

 

Press enter to set, change, or clear the user password The password

Enter

 

 

 

 

can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

special or accented characters

 

 

 

Set Administrator

 

Press enter to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which

Enter

Password

 

protects BIOS Setup settings The password can have no more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accented characters

 

 

 

Password Required

 

Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots

Disabled

to Boot

 

Requires the administrator password for changes

 

 

 

 

Boot Menu

 

 

Description

 

 

Default

 

Hard Disk

 

Shows the order of boot devices Move the entries to change the order

1. Hard Disk

Removable Device

 

Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network server

2. Removable

 

 

 

CD/DVD

 

 

 

 

Device

 

 

 

3. CD/DVD

Built-in LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Built-in LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit Menu

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Save Changes and Exit

 

Saves Setup changes, and then exits and reboots

 

 

 

Discard Changes

 

Discards any Setup changes made since last save, and then exits

 

 

 

and Exit

 

and reboots Does not affect password, date, or time changes

 

 

 

Get Default Values

 

Restores default settings, and remains in Setup Does not affect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

password, date, or time changes

 

 

 

Updating the Notebook’s BIOS

Hewlett-Packard might from time to time provide updates to the notebook’s BIOS Use e-DiagTools for Windows to download and install these BIOS updates as needed (page 2-61).

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