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 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 3-22 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics HP OmniBook XE2 Main Menu Default 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/yyyy format. Diskette A Sets the floppy drive type. Floppy disk drive type detected and set automatically.
Primary Master Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters. Hard disk drive detected and set automatically. Secondary Master Sets the CD-ROM drive type and various parameters. CD-ROM drive detected and set automatically. Display Device Switches between the built-in display (LCD), an external display (CRT) if attached, and both. LCD/CRT PS/2 Mouse Enables or disables the pointing devices. Enabled ZV Port Sets whether zoomed video function is enabled, to connect from a PC card to a VGA controller. Enabled Quiet Boot When enabled, hides summary of power-on self-test and messages during boot. Enabled System Memory Shows the system memory size.
640KB Extended Memory Shows the extended memory size. Detected automatically. Advanced Menu Default Serial port Sets how the serial port is configured by the Enabled