HP OmniBook 5500 Familiarization Manual page 16

BIOS
Software and
Operating System
Supported Operating
Systems
Security
w w Plug and Play BIOS stored in EEPROM
w w User Upgradable via floppy drive
w w A corrupt BIOS that prevents the machine from booting requires a Motherboard
replacement. The BIOS can be corrupted by interrupting a BIOS upgrade during the
update process.
w w Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or Windows 95
The HP OmniBook 5000/5500 family comes co-loaded with Windows for Work
Groups and Windows 95. The user selects the operating system of choice
and the other is auto deleted.
w MS-DOS 6.2
wMS DOS version 6.22*
wMicrosoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11*
wMicrosoft Windows 95*
wMicrosoft NT workstation 3.51**
wOS/2 version 3.0**
* Supported to the application level. ** Only setup and configuration supported.
w Physical security from Kensington Lock
w 2 - level password protection (admin and user levels), PC ID (tattooing)
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