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Installing a Retail Version of an
Operating System
The Windows operating system provided on the notebook or on
the Operating System Recovery CD is enhanced by HP. The HP
enhancements add power and security features and provide
supplementary support for external devices such as drives and
PC Cards.
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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 might
result in an unresponsive system or the loss of complete USB support.
Configuring Your Notebook
The BIOS (basic input and output system) Setup utility, which
is also referred to as the Setup utility, helps you configure your
notebook operation. The 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.
Opening the Setup Utility
The Setup utility reports information about the notebook and
provides settings for startup, password, port, Setup utility
appearance, and other preferences. To access most settings:
1. Start up or restart the notebook.
2. Before Windows opens and while the "Press <F10> to enter
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.
F10.
Software Updates and Restorations
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