HP Business Notebook and Desktop PC F10 setup overview Technical White Paper Technical white paper
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Feature  Function  Default setting,  
if applicable 
Reboot 
required 
•  Boot Mode  Controls how OS is booted. Depending on the OS, options are: 
•  Legacy or UEFI Hybrid (with CSM) Selected on NON Win8 orders 
•  UEFI Native (without CSM) Selected on Win8 orders 
Legacy  No 
•  UEFI Boot Order  Specifies UEFI boot order; requires boot mode set to UEFI Hybrid or 
UEFI Native (applicable on Win8 orders) 
NB Upgrade Bay 
(UEFI),  
OS Boot Manager,  
NB Ethernet (UEFI), 
USB hard drive, 
eSATA hard drive, 
SD card, 
HP HV Secure Boot, 
Generic USB device, 
Customized Boot 
No 
•  Legacy Boot Order  Specifies the legacy boot order; requires boot mode set to Legacy or 
UEFI Hybrid (applicable on NON Win8 orders) 
NB Upgrade Bay,  
NB Hard Drive,  
NB Hard Drive 2 (on 
select models),  
USB Floppy,  
USB CD-ROM, 
USB Hard Drive,  
NB Ethernet,  
SD Card,  
Dock Upgrade Bay,  
eSATA 
No 
•  Define Customized 
Boot Option 
Specifies path for the customized boot option 
Note: Only boots from this path if Customized Boot is enabled. 
  No 
•  BIOS Power-On Time 
(hh:mm) 
Automatically powers system on based on preset schedule 
Shuts down Windows gracefully and ensures feature is on in F10 
Setup 
In Windows 7, set Allow wake timers to Enable in the desired power 
plan (Control PanelPower Options) 
Note: This option is only supported on AC power. 
  No 
Sunday  
Monday  
Tuesday  
Wednesday  
Thursday  
Friday  
Saturday 
Day of week selection    Yes 
•  BIOS Power-On Time 
(hh:mm) 
Time of day entry    Yes 
Device Configurations      N/A 
•  Fn Key switch  Accessibility feature to provide support for a function key press and 
release followed by the function feature key, instead of both keys 
having to be simultaneously pressed 
Disabled  Yes 
•  USB Legacy Support  Enables mouse/keyboard support  Enabled  Yes 
•  Parallel Port Mode  Specifies parallel port mode  ECP  Yes 
•  Fan Always on while on 
AC 
Leaves the fan on while running on AC power  Enabled  Yes 
•  Data Execution 
Prevention 
Enables DEP on Intel-based systems, which strengthens security by 
preventing applications/services from executing code from non-
executable memory regions 
Enabled  Yes 










