HP XM600 hp kayak xm600 series 2, user's guide for desktop models - Page 18

Security Menu, Boot Menu, Power Menu, System Administrator Password, User Password, Power-on Password

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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation Using the HP Setup Program Security Menu Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the System Administrator Password, User Password, Power-on Password, Fixed Disk Boot Sector and for preventing unauthorized start-up from the Floppy, CD-ROM and IDE-HDD drives (refer to "Setting Passwords in the HP Setup Program" on page 19). Boot Menu Select the order of the devices from which you want the BIOS to attempt to boot the operating system. The QuickBoot mode option allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This decreases the time needed to boot the system. Power Menu The Modem Ring option allows you to enable or disable the system to return to full speed when an IRQ is generated, while the Network Interface option enables the system to return to normal speed when a specific command is received by the network interface. Standby Delay (slows down the processor) and Suspend delay (saves a maximum of energy) options are only relevant for the Windows 95 SR2.1 operating system. Use these options to set a period of inactivity before the system goes into one of the selected modes. NOTE Setup changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause system boot failure. Should this occur, press F9 to load the Setup default values to recover. 18

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Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation
Using the HP Setup Program
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Security Menu
Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the
System Administrator Password, User Password, Power-on Password,
Fixed Disk Boot Sector and for preventing unauthorized start-up from the
Floppy, CD-ROM and IDE-HDD drives (refer to “Setting Passwords in the
HP Setup Program” on page 19).
Boot Menu
Select the order of the devices from which you want the BIOS to attempt to
boot the operating system. The QuickBoot mode option allows the system
to skip certain tests while booting. This decreases the time needed to boot
the system.
Power Menu
The Modem Ring option allows you to enable or disable the system to return
to full speed when an IRQ is generated, while the Network Interface option
enables the system to return to normal speed when a specific command is
received by the network interface.
Standby Delay (slows down the processor) and Suspend delay (saves a
maximum of energy) options are only relevant for the Windows 95 SR2.1
operating system. Use these options to set a period of inactivity before the
system goes into one of the selected modes.
NOTE
Setup
changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization
parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause system boot failure.
Should this occur, press
F9
to load the
Setup
default values to recover.