Installing A Retail Version Of An Operating System; Using The Setup Utility; Opening The Setup Utility - HP Notebook Reference Manual

Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
Installing a Retail Version of an
Operating System
The Windows operating system provided on the notebook or on
a restoration CD is enhanced byHP. The HP enhancements add
power and security features and provide supplementary support
for external devices such as drives and PC Cards.
CAUTION: Replacing an operating system enhanced by HP with a
retail version of an operating system will result in the loss of all HP
enhancements. In some cases, the loss of these enhancements may
result in an unresponsive system or the loss of complete USB support.

Using the Setup Utility

The Setup utility is a preinstalled, ROM-based information and
customization utility that can be used even when your operating
system is not working or will not load.
The utility reports information about the notebook and provides
settings for startup, password, port, Setup utility appearance, and
other preferences.

Opening the Setup Utility

To access most settings:
1. Start up or restart the notebook.
2. Before Windows opens and while the F10 = ROM Based
Setup prompt is displayed in the lower left corner of the
screen, press
On some models, you must start up (not restart) the notebook to
access the settings for a hard drive password.
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F10.
Startup and Reference Guide––Part 2