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HP XE3 User Manual

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HP OmniBook XE3

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

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System Devices Menu

Description

Default

PS/2 Pointing Devices

Enables (Both) or disables (Auto) the internal pointing devices
when an external PS/2 mouse is connected.

Auto

External Fn Key

Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is
interpreted as the Fn key.

Enabled

IDE Controller

Enables the primary channel, secondary channel, both, or
neither (disabled).

Both

FDD Controller

Enables the floppy drive.

Enabled

Serial Port

Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is
configured automatically or by the user.

Enabled

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

3F8h, IRQ4

Infrared Port

Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is
configured automatically or by the user.

Disabled

Mode

Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard
IR) infrared communications.

FIR

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

2F8h, IRQ3

DMA channel

Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode.

DMA0

Parallel Port

Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user,
automatically, or not at all.

Enabled

Mode

Sets the port to normal mode (output only), bi-directional,
ECP, or EPP.

ECP

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address (except in EPP mode).

378h

Interrupt

Sets the interrupt.

IRQ7

DMA channel

Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode.

DMA3

LCD Status Panel Display

Enables display on the status panel.

Enabled

LCD Status Panel Date
Format

Sets the date format used in the status panel

mm/dd/yy

LCD Status Panel Time
Format

Sets the time format used in the status panel.

hh:mm, AM/PM
(24-hour format)

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 administrator password must be set first.) The password
can have no more than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z), and cannot
include special or accented characters.

Enter

Set Supervisor 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 notebook
boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.

Disabled

Floppy Boot

Sets whether the notebook will attempt to boot from the floppy
disk drive.

Enabled