HP Pavilion xt100 HP Pavilion Notebook PC - ze4100 and xt100 Series (KA, KB) - - Page 120

System Devices Menu, Security Menu

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance Configuring the Computer System Devices Menu Setting Description Video Display Device Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an external display, if one is detected. External Pointing Device Disables the internal pointing devices when an external pointing device is connected. Legacy USB Support Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy disk drive during startup. Wake On LAN from Power Off Lets the computer be turned on via the LAN port. If this option is enabled, the computer uses increased power while it is shut down. Default Auto Auto Enabled Disabled Security Menu Setting Description User Password is Shows if a user password is set. Administrator Password is Shows if an administrator password is set. Set User Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters. Set Administrator Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters. Require Password on Boot Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots. Requires the administrator password for changes. Internal hard disk drive lock Only if the Boot password option is enabled, encodes the current user password (or administrator password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk drive. Default Clear Clear Enter Enter Disabled Disabled 120 Reference Guide

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Configuring the Computer
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Reference Guide
System Devices Menu
Setting
Description
Default
Video Display Device
Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an
external display, if one is detected.
Auto
External Pointing
Device
Disables the internal pointing devices when an external
pointing device is connected.
Auto
Legacy USB Support
Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy
disk drive during startup.
Enabled
Wake On LAN from
Power Off
Lets the computer be turned on via the LAN port. If this
option is enabled, the computer uses increased power while
it is shut down.
Disabled
Security Menu
Setting
Description
Default
User Password is
Shows if a user password is set.
Clear
Administrator Password
is
Shows if an administrator password is set.
Clear
Set User Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password.
The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9,
A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Set Administrator
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator
password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The
password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z),
and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Require Password on
Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the
computer boots. Requires the administrator password for
changes.
Disabled
Internal hard disk drive
lock
Only if the Boot password option is enabled, encodes the
current user password (or administrator password if that is
the only password set) on the hard disk drive.
Disabled