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HP ProBook 6555b Notebook PC
HP ProBook 6455b Notebook PC
HP ProBook 6550b Notebook PC
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Chipset Graphics
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AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor √
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Category Panels
Description
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14.0" HD LED AG with webcam
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Optical drive
Microphone Audio Webcam Modem
Description
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Category Ethernet
Wireless
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Description
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Operating system
Description
HP ProBook 6555b Notebook PC
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HP ProBook 6450b Notebook PC
Preinstalled without
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● Windows 7 Home Premium 32
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Restore Media (OSDVD):
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Computer major components
Item Description
Spare part number
(1) Display assembly (includes 3 WLAN antenna transceivers and cables, microphones, nameplate, and logo): For use only on HP Compaq 6555b and 6550b Notebook PC models
Computer major components 35
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...Notebook PCs P320 (2.1 GHz/25W/1 MB L2 cache) for use only on HP Compaq 6555b and 6455b computer models (includes replacement thermal material)
AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processor N620 (2.8 GHz/35W/2 MB L2 cache) for use only on HP...), 3 MB L3 cache, 4 threads, 35 W) for use only on HP Compaq 6550b and 6450b computer models (includes replacement thermal material)
Intel Core i5-540M (2.53 GHz ...
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... drive or the drive in this
Set up a BIOS administrator password. ● Create a new BIOS user account. ● View a list of ProtectTools users. Revise password policy criteria.
Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (disabled by default). Enable/disable reset of HP ProtectTools security keys.
Enable/disable HP SpareKey (disabled by default). Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing...
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...by turning on (not restarting) the computer.
Enable/disable reset of ProtectTools users. Enter, change, or delete a BIOS administrator password.
Enter a user-defined computer asset tracking number and ownership tag.
172 Chapter 5 Computer Setup Enable/disable HP SpareKey (disabled by default). Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (disabled by default).
Security menu
NOTE: Some of the...
HP ProBook User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 157
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.... CAUTION: If you forget your computer. Computer Setup menus 147 Select HP SpareKey Always Prompt for ProtectTools. Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (enabled by default). Enroll or reset HP SpareKey, which protects the computer from unauthorized access to change , or delete a BIOS administrator password. NOTE: DriveLock settings are accessible only when you enter Computer Setup by...
HP ProBook User Guide - Windows Vista - Page 153
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... forget your computer.
Enter, change this setting. Enroll or reset HP SpareKey, which protects the computer from unauthorized access to change , or delete a BIOS administrator password. CAUTION: If you enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the computer.
Computer Setup menus 143 Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (enabled by default).
Enter a user-defined computer...
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