HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup Whitepaper

August 2018
919946-003
HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
© Copyright 2016-2018 HP Development Company, L.P.
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Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 Hyper-
threading (Intel®
HT)
Setting
When checked, enables Hyper-threading capability on
Intel processors
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.
Checked
Intel CPU with
hyper-threading
only
(Core i7)
 Multi-
processor
Setting
When checked, enables BIOS to report multiple
processor cores to the OS.
Checked
 Launch
Hotkeys without
Fn keypress
Setting
When checked, allows the Fn-Fx hotkey combinations to
be activated by just pressing the Fx key (for instance, F4
instead of Fn-F4).
Desktop: Does not exist.
Unchecked
 Virtualization
Technology
(VTx)
Setting
When checked, enables VT on Intel-based systems.
Unchecked
Intel only
 Virtualization
Technology for
Directed I/O
(VTd)
Setting
When checked, grants virtual machines direct access to
peripheral devices on select Intel-based systems.
Unchecked
Intel only
 SVM CPU
Virtualization
Setting
When checked, enables Virtualization on AMD-based
systems.
Unchecked
AMD only
 Swap Fn and
Ctrl (Keys)
Setting
When checked, switches functionality between Fn and
Ctrl keys.
Unchecked
Notebook only
 Enable Turbo
Boost on DC
Setting
When checked, allows Intel® Turbo Boost Technology to
activate when a power adapter is not connected.
Unchecked
Intel notebook only
Force enable
HP Sure View
Setting
When check it enables HP Sure View’s privacy panel by
changing the screen brightness.
Unchecked
Notebook with HP
Sure View only
 PCI Express
x16 Slot 1
Setting
When checked, PCI Express x16 slot is available.
Checked
Desktop only
 PCI Express
x1 Slot 1
Setting
When checked, PCI Express x1 slot is available.
Checked
Desktop only
 PCI Express
x1 Slot 2
Setting
When checked, PCI Express x1 slot is available.
Checked
Desktop only
 PCI Express
x1 Slot 3
Setting
When checked, PCI Express x1 slot is available.
Checked
Desktop only
 PCI Express
x4 Slot 1
Setting
When checked, PCI Express x4 slot is available.
Checked
Desktop only