Award Bios; Using The Hp Setup Program - HP Vectra VEi8 Technical Reference Manual

3 BIOS Overview

Award BIOS

Award BIOS
VEi 8 PCs contain an Award BIOS (Basic Input Output System). The
BIOS provides an interface between the computer hardware and the
operating system. The System ROM contains the POST (power-on self-
test) routines, and the BIOS: the System BIOS, video BIOS and low
option ROM.
The system BIOS is identified by the version number HW.27.xx. The
latest BIOS version for your PC and instructions for updating the BIOS
can be downloaded from the HP support Web site at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
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Using the HP Setup Program

The Setup program enables you to modify or view the PC's
configuration settings.
NOTE
The Setup program and on-screen BIOS error messages are available
only in English.
Press
logo is displayed immediately after restarting the PC.
The band along the top of the Setup screen offers five menus: Main,
Advanced, Security, Boot, Power and Exit. These are selected using
the left and right arrow keys. To access online help, where available,
press the
30
The BIOS Setup program
Power saving
BIOS addresses.
to run the Setup program, while the initial "Hewlett-Packard"
F2
key.
Enter
.