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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation Using the HP Setup Program Using the HP Setup Program Use the Setup program to configure your PC Workstation (for example: setting up system and user passwords, installing and upgrading mass storage devices), and to solve configuration problems. It is recommended that you take note of any changes to the system setup. NOTE Setup changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause system boot failure. Should this occur, press to load the Setup default values to recover. Starting the HP Setup Program 1 Turn on the display and then the PC Workstation. If the PC Workstation is already turned on, save your data and exit all programs, then restart the PC Workstation. 2 Press while Setup is displayed at the bottom of the screen. If you fail to press in time and the start-up process continues, you will need to restart your PC Workstation and go through the POST again so you can press . The opening screen of the PC Workstation's Setup program is displayed. The Main Menu presents a list of fields, for example, the installed BIOS version or Date and Time. A band along the top of the screen offers a list of menus. A menu is selected by using either the left or right arrow keys. For more information on the Setup program, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide, available on the HP web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/kayaksupport, then select either HP Kayak XM600 or HP Kayak XU800 from the drop-down menu. 18

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1
Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation
Using the HP Setup Program
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Using the HP
Setup
Program
Use the
Setup
program to configure your PC Workstation (for example:
setting up system and user passwords, installing and upgrading mass
storage devices), and to solve configuration problems.
It is recommended that you take note of any changes to the system setup.
NOTE
Setup
changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization
parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause system boot failure.
Should this occur, press
to load the
Setup
default values to recover.
Starting the HP
Setup
Program
1
Turn on the display and then the PC Workstation. If the PC Workstation
is already turned on, save your data and exit all programs, then restart
the PC Workstation.
2
Press
while
Setup
is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
If you fail to press
in time and the start-up process continues, you
will need to restart your PC Workstation and go through the POST again
so you can press
.
The opening screen o
f the PC Workstation’s
Setup
program is displayed.
The Main Menu presents a list of fields, for example, the installed BIOS
version or Date and Time.
A band along the top of the screen offers a list of menus. A menu is selected
by using either the left or right arrow keys.
For more information on the
Setup
program, refer to the
Troubleshooting
Guide
, available on the HP web site at:
,
then select either HP
Kayak XM600 or HP Kayak XU800 from the drop-down menu.