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 
Set System Data and Time  Allows entry of the current data and time    Yes 
Boot Options      N/A 
Startup Menu Delay 
(seconds) 
Allows user configuration of the length of time the Startup Menu 
is displayed during POST 
0  No 
•  Multiboot Express Boot 
Popup Delay (seconds) 
Allows user configuration of the length of time the Express Boot 
option (F9) is displayed 
0  No 
•  Audio Alerts During Boot  Enables audible error beeps during POST  Disabled  Yes 
•  Custom Logo  Enables use of custom logo screen during POST
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  Disabled  No 
•  Display Diagnostics URL  Displays the HP support web address for diagnostics  Enabled  No 
•  Custom Help and URL 
Message 
Allows display of customized message and URL during POST  Disabled  No 
•  Require 
Acknowledgement of 
Battery Errors 
Displays battery error screen until user presses the enter key  Disabled  No 
Fast Boot 
Reduces POST time by bypassing boot to USB, optical drive, PXE, 
and DOS 
Enabled  No 
•  CD-ROM Boot  Allows boot from optical media  Enabled  No 
•  SD Card Boot  Allows boot from SD card  Enabled  No 
•  Floppy Boot  Allows boot from USB floppy  Enabled  No 
•  PXE Internal NIC Boot  Allows boot from LAN in legacy or hybrid boot mode  Enabled  No 
•  PXE Internal IPV4 NIC 
Boot 
Allows PXE boot to IPv4 in native UEFI boot mode (enable on Win8 
orders) 
Disabled  No 
•  PXE Internal IPV6 NIC 
Boot 
Allows PXE boot to IPv6 in native UEFI boot mode (enable on Win8 
orders) 
Disabled  No 
•  USB Device Boot  Allows boot from USB storage device  Disabled  No 
•  Upgrade Bay Hard Drive 
Boot 
Allows boot from hard disk drive mounted in upgrade bay  Enabled  No 
•  eSATA Boot  Allows boot from eSATA storage device  Enabled  No 
•  Customized Boot  Allows boot from a custom boot path; loads the boot loader from 
the path defined in Define Customized Boot Option (see below) 
Enabled  No 
Secure Boot Configuration 
Allows Secure Boot feature (which verifies signature of boot 
loader before loading OS) to be enabled or disabled; clears Secure 
Boot keys 
Disabled  N/A 
•  Secure Boot  Enables Secure Boot (enable on Win8 orders)  Disabled  Yes 
•  Clear Secure Boot Keys  Clears the Secure Boot keys  Disabled  Yes 
•  User Mode  Selects which keys the BIOS uses  HP Factory Keys, 
Customer Keys 
Yes 
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 For more information, refer to the HP Business Notebook EFI Guidelines white paper.










