Configuring Your Notebook; To Run The Bios Setup Utility - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 2105 Reference Manual

Configuring Your Notebook

The BIOS Setup utility helps you configure your notebook
operation.

To Run the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS (basic input and output system) Setup utility enables
you to make changes to the notebook system configuration and to
tailor the operation of your notebook to your individual work
needs.
The settings made in BIOS Setup generally control the notebook
hardware, and so greatly affect how the notebook operates.
1. Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Restart.
2. When the logo screen appears, press
3. The pointing devices are not active in BIOS Setup, so you
will need to use the keyboard to navigate:
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❏
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4. After you select the options you want, press
Exit menu to exit BIOS Setup.
5. If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot,
the system prompts you to run BIOS Setup, and marks the
conflicting settings.
The following tables describe BIOS settings for the BIOS version
at publication. If your BIOS is a different version, some settings
may differ from those shown.
Reference Guide
Press the and
left
Press the and
up
parameters in a menu.
Press or to move through values for the current
+ -
parameter, or press
arrow keys to move among menus.
right
arrow keys to move among
down
to change a setting.
enter
Troubleshooting
to enter BIOS Setup.
F2
or use the
F10
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