HP omnibook xe3 Service Manual
HP OmniBook XE3
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
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System Devices Menu
Description
Default
PS/2 Pointing Devices
Enables (Both) or disables (Auto) the internal pointing devices
when an external PS/2 mouse is connected.
when an external PS/2 mouse is connected.
Auto
External Fn Key
Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is
interpreted as the Fn key.
interpreted as the Fn key.
Enabled
IDE Controller
Enables the primary channel, secondary channel, both, or
neither (disabled).
neither (disabled).
Both
FDD Controller
Enables the floppy drive.
Enabled
Serial Port
Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is
configured automatically or by the user.
configured automatically or by the user.
Enabled
Base I/O address
Sets the I/O address and interrupt.
3F8h, IRQ4
Infrared Port
Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is
configured automatically or by the user.
configured automatically or by the user.
Disabled
Mode
Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard
IR) infrared communications.
IR) infrared communications.
FIR
Base I/O address
Sets the I/O address and interrupt.
2F8h, IRQ3
DMA channel
Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode.
DMA0
Parallel Port
Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user,
automatically, or not at all.
automatically, or not at all.
Enabled
Mode
Sets the port to normal mode (output only), bi-directional,
ECP, or EPP.
ECP, or EPP.
ECP
Base I/O address
Sets the I/O address (except in EPP mode).
378h
Interrupt
Sets the interrupt.
IRQ7
DMA channel
Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode.
DMA3
LCD Status Panel Display
Enables display on the status panel.
Enabled
LCD Status Panel Date
Format
Format
Sets the date format used in the status panel
mm/dd/yy
LCD Status Panel Time
Format
Format
Sets the time format used in the status panel.
hh:mm, AM/PM
(24-hour format)
(24-hour format)
Security Menu
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 administrator password must be set first.) The password
can have no more than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z), and cannot
include special or accented characters.
(The administrator password must be set first.) The password
can have no more than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z), and cannot
include special or accented characters.
Enter
Set Supervisor 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.
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
Password Required to
Boot
Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the notebook
boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.
boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.
Disabled
Floppy Boot
Sets whether the notebook will attempt to boot from the floppy
disk drive.
disk drive.
Enabled