HP X1076AP, X1020US Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System, Using the Setup Utility

Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities

Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System

The Windows operating system provided on the notebook or on a restoration CD is enhanced by Compaq. The Compaq enhancements add power and security features and provide supplementary support for external devices such as drives and PC Cards.

ÄCAUTION: Replacing an operating system enhanced by Compaq with a retail version of an operating system will result in the loss of all Compaq enhancements. In some cases, the loss of these enhancements may result in an unresponsive system or the loss of complete USB support.

Using the Setup Utility

The Setup utility is a preinstalled, ROM-based information and customization utility that can be used even when your operating system is not working or will not load.

The utility reports information about the notebook and provides settings for startup, password, port, Setup utility appearance, and other preferences.

Opening the Setup Utility

To access most settings:

1.Start up or restart the notebook.

2.Before Windows opens and while the F10 = ROM Based Setup prompt is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen, press F10.

On some models, you must start up (not restart) the notebook to access the settings for a hard drive password.

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