Bios Summary; Using The Hp Setup Program - HP Vectra VL600 Technical Reference Manual

4 BIOS Overview

BIOS Summary

BIOS Summary
HP Vectra VL600 PCs contain an HP/Phoenix BIOS (Basic Input Output
System). The system ROM contains the POST (power-on self-test) routines,
and the BIOS: the System BIOS, video BIOS, and 3Com LAN option ROM.
The system BIOS is identified by the version number hy.xx.xx. The latest
BIOS version for your PC and instructions for updating the BIOS can be
downloaded from the HP's Support Web site at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
This section covers:
• The BIOS Setup program
• Power saving
• BIOS addresses
• The order in which POST tests are performed
• Beep codes.

Using the HP Setup Program

Press to run the Setup program, when the "Vectra" logo is displayed
F2
immediately after restarting the PC.
Press to enter the Boot menu. Use the boot menu to select the order of
F8
the devices the PC will use to start (boot) from.
Alternatively, press
Esc
default, this remains on the screen for 20 seconds, but by pressing the
key once, it can be held on the screen indefinitely until any key is pressed.
The Setup screen offers five menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Power
and Exit. These are selected using the left and right arrow keys.
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to view the summary configuration screen. By
Pause