F10 Setup overview for 2012 HP Business Notebooks and Desktops 2012 Business PC Models Technical white paper
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Feature 
Function 
Default Setting, 
if applicable 
System Management Command 
Allows authorized personnel to reset security settings during 
a service event 
Enabled 
HP SpareKey 
Allows users to establish a set of failsafe questions to recover 
a lost power-on password 
Enabled 
Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (if 
present) 
Clears all registered fingerprints 
Disabled 
Save/Restore Master Boot Record 
(MBR) of the system Hard Drive 
Saves a baseline MBR that can be restored if a change is 
detected 
Disabled 
User Tools 
Change Password 
Changes BIOS user password 
N/A 
HP SpareKey Enrollment 
Allows user configure of HP SpareKey by answering any three 
of ten questions for enrollment 
N/A 
Anti-Theft 
Allows configuration of Intel Anti-Theft feature 
Enabled 
DriveLock 
Allows configuration of DriveLock Master and User passwords 
Disabled 
Automatic DriveLock 
Requires BIOS Admin password 
Disabled 
TPM Embedded Security 
Manages TPM module settings 
 Embedded Security Device 
Availability 
Exposes the integrated TPM module 
Available 
 Embedded Security Device State 
Enables the integrated TPM module 
Disabled 
 TPM Reset to Factory Defaults 
Returns the TPM Embedded Security settings to factory 
default 
No 
 Power-On Authentication Support 
Enables multifactor authentication at power-on 
Disabled 
 Reset Authentication Credential 
Resets credentials 
No 
 OS Management of TPM 
Allows the operating system to manage the TPM module 
Enabled 
 Reset of TPM from OS 
Allows the reset of the TPM module from within the operating 
system 
Disabled 
Utilities 
Disk Sanitizer 
Erases all data on the selected hard drive, typically prior to 
repurposing or donating the computer (not supported under 
RAID mode or on SSDs) 
N/A 
Secure Erase 
 Runs inside the drive hardware to overwrite data contained 
on the drive 
N/A 
System IDs 
 Asset Tracking Number 
Allows custom configuration of an asset tag (up to 18 
characters) 
Serial Number 
 Ownership Tag 
Allows custom configuration of an ownership tag (up to 40 
characters) 
Blank 
 Ownership Tag 2 
Allows custom configuration of a second ownership tag (up to 
40 characters) 
Blank 
System Configuration Menu 
Language 
Selects from among 14 languages 
English 
Boot Options 
 Startup Menu Delay (Sec.) 
Allows user configuration of the amount of time the Startup 
Menu is displayed during POST 
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