HP Vectra XE310 hp vectra xe310 series 1, technical reference manual - Page 25

BIOS Overview Advanced Menu The Advanced menu contains the following fields: • Quick Boot Mode • Plug and Play OS • Reset Configuration Data • Local Bus IDE Adapter • Legacy USB Support • Boot on LAN • I/O Device Configuration • Serial port A • Parallel port Security Menu The Security menu contains the following fields: • Set Supervisor Password • Set User Password • Password on Boot Power Menu The Power menu contains the following fields: • GENERAL POWER SETTINGS • Auto Suspend Timeout • HDD Power Down • State after a Power Failure • POWER-UP EVENTS - On External Activity • Serial Port • PCI Bus Boot Menu The Boot menu contains the following fields: • Boot Device Priority •1 •2 •3 •4 • Hard Drive • Removable Devices Auto detection and auto-configuration Auto-detection and auto-configuration are essential to the ease-of-use concept. The HP BIOS avoids users having to enter Setup by automating many of the selection procedures: • Conflict detection and resolution of system board, PCI, and PnP devices and their resources • Auto-configuration and optimization of chip set based on bus speeds • IDE HDD auto-detection, including support for IDE drives from 8.4GB to 120GB • ATAPI CD-ROM auto-detection • PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard detection. 21