BIOS Configuration Utility

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

Running the BIOS configuration utility

1.Restart the notebook.

2.When the HP logo appears, press F2 to enter the BIOS configuration utility.

3.The pointing devices are not active in the BIOS configuration utility, so you will need to use the keyboard to navigate:

Press the left and right arrow keys to move among menus.

Press the up and down arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu.

Press Enter to open the dialog for the current parameter, or to select the parameter.

Press Tab or the left and right arrow keys to move among selections in a dialog.

Press the up and down arrow keys to move through values for the setting.

Press Enter to close the dialog and accept the settings.

4.After you select the options you want, use the Exit menu to exit the utility.

Table 3-5. BIOS Configuration Menus and Parameters

Pavilion zt1100/xz200 and Omnibook xt1500: Settings for BIOS version IB.M1.00 (Spring 2002).

Startup Menu

Date and Time

Boot Device

CPU Serial Number (on selected models)

Components Menu

Keyboard Numlock

LCD Display on/off (selected models)

LCD Display Date/Time (selected models)

Description

Sets the date using mm/dd/yyyy format, and the time using 24-hour format. Values set take effect immediately.

Shows the order of boot devices, with “+” indicating a device category. Move the entries to change the order. If the notebook has more than one device in a category, you can select the one scanned. Internal LAN appears in the list only if

abuilt-in LAN is present—it provides diskless boot from a network server.

When enabled, makes the processor serial number available to software.

Description

Sets whether keyboard NUM LOCK is enabled at startup.

Enables the LCD status panel.

Sets the format for displaying the date and time on the LCD status panel.

Default

1.Hard Disk

2.CD-ROM/

DVD

3.Diskette A

4.Internal LAN

Enabled

Default

Enabled

Enabled

mm/dd/yy hh:mm AM/PM

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