Installing A Retail Version Of An Operating System; Using The Setup Utility; Opening The Setup Utility - HP Compaq Presario,Presario X6000 Hardware And Software Manual

Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
Installing a Retail Version of an
Operating System
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CAUTION: Replacing an operating system enhanced for your
Compaq notebook with a retail version of an operating system will result
in the loss of all enhancements. In some cases, the loss of these
enhancements may result in an unresponsive system or the loss of
complete USB support.
The Windows operating system provided on the notebook or
on a restoration disc is enhanced for your Compaq notebook. The
enhancements add power and security features and provide
supplementary support for external devices such as drives and
PC Cards.

Using the Setup Utility

The Setup 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.
The utility reports information about the notebook and provides
settings for startup, password, port, Setup utility appearance, and
other preferences.

Opening the Setup Utility

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 select models only, you must start up (not restart) the
notebook to access the settings for a hard drive password.
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