NOTE
Configuration Problems
System Board Switches
System Board Switches
There are ten system board switches used for configuration, numbered
from 1 to 10. A certain number of these are reserved (switches 1, 2, 3,
4, 5) and should not be modified, otherwise it could lead to a system
failure.
Default
Switch
Position
1-5
6
7
8
9
10
A limited number of early HP Kayak XM600 system boards have 20 configuration
switches. Switches 11-20 are reserved and should be set as follows: 12,13,15 and 16 to
ON, others to OFF
36
OFF
Reserved. Do Not Change
Default Settings
ON
Enables keyboard power-on using the space
bar.
OFF disables this option.
OFF
Enables normal modes.
ON enables the BIOS recovery mode at next
boot.
OFF
Retains CMOS memory.
ON clears CMOS memory at next boot.
OFF
Enables User and System Administrator
passwords.
ON clears the passwords at next boot.
ON
Selects the chassis type.
ON = minitower
Function: