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 Diagnostics
Provides access to diagnostic features, such as the start-up
test, run-in test, and hard disk test
N/A
 System Information
Provides system information, such as serial number, model,
CPU, and memory
N/A
 Start-Up Test
Runs diagnostics on memory and storage
N/A
 Run-In Test
Performs a continuous diagnostics check on memory and hard
disk
N/A
 Hard Disk Test (non HP image)
Performs a hard drive diagnostics check
N/A
 Hard Disk Test (HP image)
Performs a memory test, battery test, and system tune-up, as
well as providing BIOS management, an error log, and
language options
N/A
Update System BIOS
Updates system firmware from the FAT 32 partition on the
hard drive or from a USB Disk-on-key
N/A
Create a backup image of the System
BIOS
Puts an image of the System BIOS on the HP_TOOLS partition.
Does not work if a BIOS administrator has been set
N/A
Restore Defaults
Restores F10 settings to factory defaults
N/A
Reset BIOS security to factory default
Resets BIOS and Protect Tool Users, clears fingerprint tokens,
and resets the TPM
N/A
Ignore Changes and Exit
Exits F10 Setup without saving any changes made during the
current session
N/A
Save Changes and Exit
Exits F10 Setup and saves all changes made during the
current session
N/A
Security Menu
Administrator Tools
Setup BIOS Administrator Password
Establishes a power-on password that grants Administrator
privileges
N/A
User Management
Manages BIOS and ProtectTools users
(creates/deletes/resets passwords)
N/A
 Create New BIOS User Account
Creates additional BIOS user accounts.
Enables the administrator to specify User ID Privilege level.
Creates passwords set to User ID by default, but individual
users can change their assigned password.
N/A
Password Policy
Allows the selection of various rules to govern BIOS password
authentication
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N/A
 Password Minimum Length
Allows the administrator to specify the minimum number of
characters required for the F10 power-on password
N/A
 At least one symbol required
Allows the administrator to require at least one symbol, such
as $, %, ^, &, or #, for the F10 power-on password
Disabled
 At least one number required
Allows the administrator to require at least one number, such
as 1, 2, or 3, for the F10 power-on password
Disabled
 At least one uppercase character
required
Allows the administrator to require at least one uppercase
character, such as A, B, C, or D, for the F10 power-on
password
Disabled
 At least one lowercase character
required
Allows the administrator to require at least one lowercase
character, such as a, b, c, or d, for the F10 power-on password
Disabled
 Are spaces allowed in Password?
Allows the administrator to permit spaces, such as New York,
in the F10 power-on password
Disabled
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A BIOS Administrator password is required.