To Change The Boot Device - HP OmniBook xe3-gf - Notebook PC Reference Manual

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Using Your Computer
Operating the Computer
• To disable the touch pad, press the Pad Lock button (the amber touch pad indicator
turns off). To reenable it, press the Pad Lock button again (the touch pad indicator
lights). You may wish to disable the touch pad, for example, when you are entering
text and do not want to move the cursor accidentally. Avoid contact with the touch
pad itself when you are pressing the Pad Lock button (to disable or to reenable), or
the Pad Lock button will not work properly.
To customize the operation of the touch pad (and an external PS/2 mouse, if installed),
double-click the Synaptics Touch Pad icon (or open Mouse in Control Panel) to access
Mouse Properties; you will find the icon in the taskbar, toward the lower right corner of
your screen. Select the tab corresponding to the characteristics you want to configure,
including:
• button configuration for right-handed or left-handed operation (Button tab for mouse,
Button Actions tab for touch pad)
• double-click speed, pointer speed, and pointer trail
• click sensitivity
The touch pad is by default inactive when an external mouse is installed. You can
enable both touch pad and an external pointing device by changing the BIOS setting.
See "Using the BIOS Setup Utility" on page 84.

To change the boot device

Your HP notebook is configured to boot from the hard drive first. You can also boot
from a floppy disk or a CD.
To change the computer's boot order
You can set the computer to boot from a floppy disk or CD whenever one is present, by
changing the boot order in the BIOS Setup utility:
1. Click Start, Shut Down (or Turn Off Computer), Restart.
2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to start the BIOS Setup utility.
3. Use the arrow keys to move to the Boot menu.
4. Use the arrow keys to select the boot device, and press F5 or F6 to move that device
to the top of the list.
5. Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
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