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 F5 or F6 to move through values for the current parameter. 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 3-6. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters 3-24 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics HP OmniBook 900 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. Video Expansion Sets whether the video image expands to fill the display in Disabled lower resolution modes (VGA). When disabled, the video image is centered in the display.
Primary Video Adapter Sets whether the internal (built-in) video adapter automatically Auto 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.) System Memory Shows the system memory size. 640KB Extended Memory Shows the extended memory size. Detected automatically. CPU Serial Number For a processor with a serial number, makes the processor Enabled serial number available to software.