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HP XE3 User Manual

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Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

HP OmniBook XE3

Power Menu

Description

Default

Intel SpeedStep
Technology

Sets CPU high-/low-speed mode:
– Auto: boot at high speed on AC, low speed on battery.
– Reversed: boot at low speed on AC, high speed on battery.
– Battery Optimized: boot at low speed.
– Maximum Performance: boot at high speed.
– Disabled: boot at low speed, no runtime support.

Auto

Auto Turn-On on Dock

Sets whether the notebook turns on automatically after
docking.

Enabled

Boot Menu

Description

Default

Floppy Drive
Hard Disk
CD-ROM/DVD Drive

Shows the order of boot devices. Move the entries to change
the order.

1. Floppy Drive
2. Hard Disk
3. CD-ROM/DVD
drive

Exit Menu

Description

Saving Changes and Exit

Saves Setup changes, then exits and reboots.

Discarding Changes
and Exit

Discards any Setup changes made since last save, then exits
and reboots. Does not affect security, date, or time changes.

Get Default Values

Restores default settings, and remains in Setup. Does not
affect security, date, or time changes.

Load Previous Values

Discards any Setup changes made since last save, and
remains in Setup. Does not affect security, date, or time
changes.

Save Changes

Saves Setup changes, and remains in Setup. Security settings
are saved when changed.

Updating the Notebook’s BIOS

Hewlett-Packard may from time to time provide updates to the notebook’s BIOS. These updates will
be available from the technical support area of the HP Notebook web site (see page vii). Download
the update and follow the instructions in the readme.txt file to create a BIOS update floppy disk.

Caution

The BIOS update completely replaces the previous BIOS, so follow these directions exactly or
you might damage the notebook. The BIOS update also resets the configurations in the BIOS
Setup utility, and erases any BIOS passwords, so you should record these before performing the
update.

Once you have created the BIOS update floppy disk, use it to update the notebook’s BIOS as follows:

1.

Undock the notebook if it is docked, and remove any PC cards from it.

2.

Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.

3.

Insert the BIOS update disk in the floppy disk drive.

4.

Restart the notebook by pressing the blue standby button.

5.

Follow the instructions that appear on-screen. Do not interrupt the process once it begins or you
might damage the notebook.

6.

When the process is complete, remove the BIOS update disk from the notebook, then reset the
notebook by pressing its system-off switch.

7.

Restart the notebook by pressing the blue standby button.