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HP Omnibook 500 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-33
System Devices Menu Default
PS/2 Pointing Devices Automatically disables 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 PS/2
keyboard is interpreted as the Fn key.
Enabled
FDD controller Enables the floppy drive. Enabled
Legacy USB Support Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy
disk drive.
Enabled
Serial Port Enables the serial port (the port is configured by the user). Enabled
Base I/O address Sets the I/O address and interrupt (appears only if the serial
port is Enabled).
3F8h, IRQ4
Infrared port Enables the infrared port (the port is configured by the user). Disabled
Mode Sets the port to 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 the infrared port in FIR mode. DMA1
Parallel Port Enables the parallel port (the port is configured by the user). Enabled
Mode Sets the port to output only, bi-directional, EPP, or ECP. ECP
Base I/O address Sets the I/O address and interrupt. 378h, IRQ7
DMA channel Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode (appears only if the
Parallel Port Mode is ECP).
DMA0
Security Menu 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.
Enabled
Resume* Sets whether a user password is required when resuming
from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator
password for changes. (Windows 98 only.)
Enabled
Undock* Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the
computer. Requires the administrator password for changes.
(Windows 98 only.)
Disabled
Internal hard disk drive
lock*
Encodes the current user password (or administrator
password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk.
Disabled
Removable Device Boot Sets whether the computer will attempt to boot from a floppy
drive or other removable device.
Enabled
* Available only if the Boot option is enabled.