HP OmniBook User Manual

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system, which configures such cards.

"Auto-detect" performs a boot-device-only or
full configuration, depending on whether the
operating system last used was PnP or not.

Fast Boot. Skips the RAM test.

Enable SCSI BIOS. Enable only if drivers aren’t
available for the operating system.

Enable boot sector virus check. Avoids a
potential boot sector message during reboot.

Docking Messages

On or off. Provides prompts during docking and
undocking.

Save required.

Passwords

Password options

“Administrator Password” sets whether PC ID
and SCU-type changes are protected by the
administrator password.

“User Password” sets whether a user password
is required when the computer turns on, before
undocking, or when making SCU-type changes.

“Disable hard disk drive lock” sets whether a
user password with turn-on security can secure
data on the hard disk if the disk is moved to
another computer.

Immediate.

Set Admin
password

The administrator password provides protection
equal to the user password plus PC ID and SCU
protection. The administrator password can be
used whenever the user password is requested,
such as when changing the user password.

Immediate.

Set User password

The user password protects user events
selected in Password Options, but doesn’t give
access to protected administrator options, such
as PC ID.

Immediate.

PC Identification

Four text strings for name, company, address,
phone, etc.

Immediate.

Internal Cache

Enables faster performance by using internal
processor memory.

Reboot required.

External Cache

Enables faster performance by using external
cache memory.

Reboot required.

Disks menu

Floppy Disk Drive

Specifies the type of floppy drive.

Reboot required.

Hard Disk Drive

Specifies the type of hard disk for a
nonstandard hard disk.

Reboot required.

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