HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor PC - Manual (Page 78)

General tasks
BIOS Configuration allows you to manage various computer settings that would otherwise be accessible
only by pressing
F10 at startup to enter Computer Setup.
Accessing BIOS Configuration
To access BIOS Configuration:
1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click HP ProtectTools Security Manager for Administrators, and then click BIOS
Configuration.
You can also access BIOS Configuration from an icon in the notification area, at the far right of the
taskbar.
NOTE: To display the HP ProtectTools Security Manager for Administrators icon, you may need
to click the Show Hidden Icons icon (< or <<) in the notification area.
● Right-click the HP ProtectTools Security Manager for Administrators icon in the
notification area.
● Click BIOS Configuration.
3. If you are an HP ProtectTools user, enter your Windows password.
● If you enter the Windows password correctly, but you are not a BIOS administrator, your ability
to make changes varies according to the security level settings.
NOTE: An HP ProtectTools user may or may not be a BIOS administrator.
● If you enter the Windows password incorrectly, you can only view BIOS configuration settings
but not change them.
4. If you are not an HP ProtectTools user, the BIOS Configuration software checks to see whether a
BIOS administrator password has been set up.
● If a BIOS administrator password has been set up, you must enter it.
◦ If you enter the BIOS administrator password correctly, you can both view and make
changes to the BIOS configuration settings.
◦ If a BIOS administrator password has been set up, but if you fail to enter it or enter it
incorrectly, you can view BIOS configuration settings but you cannot change them.
● If a BIOS administrator password has not been set, you can both view and make changes to
BIOS configuration settings.
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