Restoring Default Settings In Computer Setup; Updating The Bios; Determining The Bios Version - HP ZBook 17 Service Manual

Restoring default settings in Computer Setup

NOTE:
Restoring defaults will not change the hard drive mode.
To return all settings in Computer Setup to the values that were set at the factory, follow these steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press
3. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select File > Restore Defaults.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. To save your changes and exit, click the Save icon in the lower-left corner of the screen, and then
follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter.
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.
NOTE: Your password settings and security settings are not changed when you restore the default
settings.

Updating the BIOS

Updated versions of the BIOS may be available on the HP Web site.
Most BIOS updates on the HP Web site are packaged in compressed files called SoftPaqs.
Some download packages contain a file named Readme.txt, which contains information regarding
installing and troubleshooting the file.

Determining the BIOS version

To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than those currently installed
on the computer, you need to know the version of the system BIOS currently installed.
BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS) can be displayed as follows:
1.
Start Computer Setup.
2. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select File > System Information.
3. To exit Computer Setup without saving your changes, click the Exit icon in the lower-left corner of
the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the
enter.
128 Chapter 9 Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics in SUSE Linux
f10 to enter Computer Setup.
key and the arrow keys to select File > Ignore Changes and Exit, and then press
tab
esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu"