Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
Hardware and Software Guide 9–13
Installing a Retail Version of an
Operating System
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CAUTION: Replacing an operating system enhanced for your
HP
notebook with a retail version of an operating system will result in
the loss of all enhancements. In some cases, the loss of these
enhancements may result in an unresponsive system or the loss of
complete USB support.
The Windows operating system provided on the notebook or
on
a restoration disc is enhanced for your HP notebook. The
enhancements add power and security features and provide
supplementary support for external devices such as drives and
PC
Cards.
Using the Setup Utility
The Setup utility is a preinstalled, ROM-based information and
customization utility that can be used even when your operating
system is not working or will not load.
The utility reports information about the notebook and provides
settings for startup, password, port, Setup utility appearance, and
other preferences.
Opening the Setup Utility
To access most settings:
1. Start up or restart the notebook.
2. Before Windows opens and while the “Press <F10> to enter
setup” prompt is displayed in the lower left corner of the
screen, press
f10.
On select models only, you must start up (not restart) the
notebook to access the settings for a hard drive password.
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