HP (Hewlett-Packard) A1280 Laptop User Manual


 
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Using Your Personal Workstation
Using Your Multimedia Keyboard
Lock Key
The action of the Lock key is configured by pressing the Menu Key, and
then clicking on Configure, the Extended Keys tab and the on-screen
Lock button. With HP Lock installed, the actions you can specify for the
Lock/Suspend key are:
Launch screen saver
Lock the front panel
HP TopTools
Pressing this soft key opens HP TopTools. This application helps you
manage and reduce overall ownership costs and provides advanced
Personal Workstation management tools that can, for example, be used
for remote BIOS updates and security management.
NOTE Before using HP TopTools for the first time, you must install it as follows:
Select Programs from the Start menu.
Select the submenu HP DMI.
Select Setup from this menu.
The System Health window of the HP TopTools hardware monitoring
facility provides information on:
Fan Control in the HP cooling system
System Temperature for Personal Workstation components
ECC Error Notification (only when ECC DIMMs are installed)
Voltage Monitoring for components
Mute and Volume Keys
Pressing the Mute key mutes the audio, or restores the audio if it has
been muted. The Volume keys can be used to control the volume level.
For more information on controlling audio on your system, see the Using
Sound guide preloaded on your Personal Workstation.