HP Nx5000 Startup Guide - Page 12

Selecting Screen Settings, Checking System Memory and Video, Memory Size

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Hardware and Software Setup Selecting Screen Settings If you would like to see more items on your screen or to see the items on your screen displayed larger, change the screen resolution setting in your operating system. To access the screen resolution settings: I In Windows XP, select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display > Settings tab. I In Windows 2000, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings tab. Checking System Memory and Video Memory Size You can view information about the overall system memory and video memory size for your notebook by following the directions in the following sections. Viewing System Memory To access information about system memory, press fn+esc or access system information in Computer Setup: 1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the notebook. Press f10 while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. ❏ To change the language, press f2. ❏ To view navigation information, press f1. ❏ To return to the Computer Setup menu, press esc. 2. Select File > System Information. 1-8 Startup Guide

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Startup Guide
Hardware and Software Setup
Selecting Screen Settings
If you would like to see more items on your screen or to see
the items on your screen displayed larger, change the screen
resolution setting in your operating system. To access the screen
resolution settings:
In Windows XP,
select Start > Control Panel > Appearance
and Themes > Display > Settings tab.
In Windows 2000,
select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Display > Settings tab.
Checking System Memory and Video
Memory Size
You can view information about the overall system memory and
video memory size for your notebook by following the directions
in the following sections.
Viewing System Memory
To access information about system memory, press
fn+esc
or
access system information in Computer Setup:
1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the
notebook. Press
f10
while the F10 = ROM Based Setup
message is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen.
To change the language, press
f2.
To view navigation information, press
f1.
To return to the Computer Setup menu, press
esc.
2. Select File > System Information.