Service Manual
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
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System
Devices Menu
Description
Default
Video Display Device
Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an
external display, if one is detected
Auto
External Pointing
Devices
Disables the internal pointing devices when an external
pointing
device is connected
Auto
Legacy USB Support
Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy
drive
during startup
Enabled
Wake On LAN from
Power Off
Lets the notebook be turned on via the LAN port If this option
is enabled, the notebook uses increased power while it is shut
down
Disabled
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 can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and
cannot include special or accented characters
Enter
Set Administrator
Password
Press
enter
to set, change, or clear the administrator
password, which protects BIOS Setup settings The password
can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot
include special or accented characters
Enter
Password Required
to Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the computer
boots Requires the administrator password for changes
Disabled
Boot Menu
Description
Default
Hard Disk
Removable Device
CD/DVD
Built-in LAN
Shows the order of boot devices Move the entries to change
the order Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network
server
1. Hard Disk
2. Removable
Device
3. CD/DVD
4. Built-in LAN
Exit Menu
Description
Save Changes and Exit
Saves Setup changes, and then exits and reboots
Discard Changes
and Exit
Discards any Setup changes made since last save, and then
exits
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).