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
• LVDS Panel Select Enables panel type/vendor selection override Automatic Yes
• Internal Speaker Enables or disables the internal speaker Enabled Yes
• USB EHCI Port Debug Forces all USB ports to use USB 2 for debugging utilities and
other applications that do not support USB 3
Disabled Yes
• Multi-processor Enables BIOS to report multiple processor cores to the OS Enabled Yes
• Hyperthreading
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Enables hyperthreading capability on Intel processors; some
programs may run better with this feature disabled.
Enabled Yes
• USB Charging Port The top left-side USB port on AIO systems can be used to charge
USB devices when the system is powered off.
Enabled Yes
Device Options – Other systems Yes
• Turbo Mode Enables processor feature that optimizes core frequencies can
be optimized for performance based on the load on each core
Enabled Yes
• Num Lock State at Power-on Enables Num Lock at boot Off Yes
• Integrated Video Enables integrated video controller Enabled Yes
• Internal Speaker Enables or disables the internal speaker Enabled Yes
• USB EHCI Port Debug Forces all USB ports to use USB 2 for debugging utilities and
other applications that do not support USB 3
Disabled Yes
• Multi-processor Enables BIOS to report multiple processor cores to the OS Enabled Yes
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Intel HT Technology (HT) is designed to improve performance of multi-threaded software products and requires a computer system with a processor supporting
HT and an HT-enabled chipset, BIOS and OS. Please contact your software provider to determine compatibility. Not all customers or software applications will
benefit from the use of HT. See http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading for more information.
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Intel® Active Management Technology requires an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a
corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into
existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes.
• VGA Configuration
Selects whether the graphics card or the integrated graphics is
chosen to display as Primary VGA device during boot
-up (available
when a
graphics card is installed)
(Add-in graphics is
set as primary) Yes
Management Operations Yes
• AMT
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Allows all AMT (Intel® Active Management Technology) functions
to be enabled or disabled
Enabled Yes
• Unconfigure AMT/ME Clears all AMT settings on the next boot Disabled Yes
• Hide Unconfigure ME
Confirmation Prompt
If Unconfigure AMT/ME is selected, this suppresses the
confirmation prompt after the required reboot.
Disabled Yes
• WatchDog Timer Enables AMT/ME watchdog timer Enabled Yes
o OS WatchDog Timer Sets OS WatchDog Timer (minutes) 5 Yes
o
BIOS WatchDog Timer Sets BIOS WatchDog Timer (minutes) 5 Yes
Option ROM Launch Policy Yes
• PXE Option ROMs Specifies whether the legacy option ROM or the UEFI driver in the
BIOS is used to provide PXE services
UEFI Only for
Windows 8
Legacy Only for
other
Yes
• Storage Option ROMs Specifies whether the legacy option ROM or the UEFI driver in the
BIOS is used to provide RAID setup and support
UEFI Only for
Windows 8
Legacy Only for
other
Yes