HP OmniBook XE2-DE HP OmniBook XE Series - Corporate Evaluators Guide - Page 21

Security Menu, Default, Power APM Menu - default bios password

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Operating the OmniBook XE2 Configuring the OmniBook with the BIOS Setup Utility Adapter Floppy disk controller secondary (CD-ROM drive) controllers. Enables the floppy disk drive. Enabled Security Menu User Password Is Supervisor Password Is Set User Password Set Supervisor Password Password on boot Diskette access Shows if a user password is set. Shows if an supervisor password is set. Press ENTER to set, change, or clear user password. Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A-Z. Press ENTER to set, change, or clear supervisor password. This password protects BIOS Setup settings. Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots. Allows access to floppy disk drive to supervisor only or user. Default Clear Clear Enabled Supervisor Power (APM) Menu* Default PM Control Power Savings Standby Timeout Suspend Timeout Hibernate Timeout Hard Disk Timeout Video Timeout Power Button Mode Resume on Modem Ring Disables power management, or enables it either always or when using battery power only. Sets the combination of power management features for your usage. Sets the period of inactivity after which the computer goes from On to Standby power mode. Sets the period of inactivity after which the computer goes from Standby to Suspend power mode. Sets whether the computer goes from Suspend to Hibernate power mode after the indicated period of inactivity. Sets the period of inactivity after which the hard disk stops spinning. Sets the period of hard disk inactivity after which the screen is turned off. Sets the action of the blue power button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. Sets whether the system resumes from Suspend if a ring signal is received. Battery Powered Only Maximum Battery Life 2 minutes 2 minutes 2 hours 1 minute Off Suspend Off 2-5

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Operating the OmniBook XE2
Configuring the OmniBook with the BIOS Setup Utility
2-5
Adapter
secondary (CD-ROM drive) controllers.
Floppy disk
controller
Enables the floppy disk drive.
Enabled
Security Menu
Default
User Password Is
Shows if a user password is set.
Clear
Supervisor
Password Is
Shows if an supervisor password is set.
Clear
Set User Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear
user password. Password length can be
no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A-Z.
Set Supervisor
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear
supervisor password. This password
protects BIOS Setup settings.
Password on boot
Sets whether a user password is
required when the computer boots.
Enabled
Diskette access
Allows access to floppy disk drive to
supervisor only or user.
Supervisor
Power (APM) Menu*
Default
PM Control
Disables power management, or enables
it either always or when using battery
power only.
Battery
Powered Only
Power Savings
Sets the combination of power
management features for your usage.
Maximum
Battery Life
Standby Timeout
Sets the period of inactivity after which
the computer goes from On to Standby
power mode.
2 minutes
Suspend Timeout
Sets the period of inactivity after which
the computer goes from Standby to
Suspend power mode.
2 minutes
Hibernate Timeout
Sets whether the computer goes from
Suspend to Hibernate power mode after
the indicated period of inactivity.
2 hours
Hard Disk Timeout
Sets the period of inactivity after which
the hard disk stops spinning.
1 minute
Video Timeout
Sets the period of hard disk inactivity
after which the screen is turned off.
Off
Power Button Mode
Sets the action of the blue power button
when pressed for less than 4 seconds.
Suspend
Resume on Modem
Ring
Sets whether the system resumes from
Suspend if a ring signal is received.
Off