User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Information
- HP Software Product License Agreement
- Contents
- Getting Started with Your Notebook
- Basic Operation
- Batteries and Power Management
- Modem and Network Connections
- Add-On Devices
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- Audio problems
- CD-ROM and DVD problems
- Display problems
- Hard drive problems
- Heat problems
- Infrared problems
- Keyboard and pointing device problems
- Local area network (LAN) problems
- Memory problems
- Modem problems
- PC Card problems
- Performance problems
- Power and battery problems
- Printing problems
- Serial, parallel, and USB problems
- Startup problems
- Wireless problems
- Configuring Your Notebook
- Reinstalling and Updating Software
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- Reference Information
- Index
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Configuring Your Notebook
Reference Guide 87
Boot Menu
Setting Description Default
Hard Drive
+Removable Devices
CD-ROM Drive
Built-in LAN
Shows the order of boot devices. Move the entries to
change the order. If the notebook has more than one
device in a + category, you can select the one
scanned. Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a
network server.
1. Hard Drive
2. Removable
Devices
3. CD-ROM Drive
4. Built-in LAN
Exit Menu
Setting Description Default
Save Changes and Exit Saves Setup changes, then exits and reboots.
Discard Changes
and Exit
Discards any Setup changes made since last save,
then exits and reboots. Does not affect password, date,
or time changes.
Get Default Values Restores default settings, and remains in Setup. Does
not affect password, date, or time changes.
To change video memory settings using BIOS Setup utility
The notebook comes with either 32MB or 16MB of video memory.
Note
Changing your video memory to 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, or 64MB may change the
performance of your notebook, depending on your selection.
To change your video memory:
1. Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Restart.
2. Press F2 when the splash screen appears.
3. Move the down arrow key until UMA Video Memory is highlighted. Press
Enter to bring up a list of memory settings. Selections include 8 MB, 16MB,
64MB, or Auto.
4. Press F10 to save configuration changes and exit BIOS screen.