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 
 Multiboot Express Boot Popup Delay 
(Sec) 
Allows user configuration of the amount of time the Express 
Boot option is displayed 
0 
 Audio alerts during boot 
Enables audible error beeps during POST 
Disabled 
 Custom Logo 
Enables use of a custom logo screen during POST
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Disabled 
 Display Diagnostics URL 
Displays a web address for diagnostics 
Enabled 
 Custom Help and URL message 
Allows the display of a customized message and URL during 
POST 
Disabled 
 Require acknowledgement of battery 
errors 
Displays the battery error screen until the user presses ENTER 
Disabled 
 Fast Boot 
Reduces POST time by bypassing boot to USB, optical drive, 
PXE, and DOS 
Enabled 
 CD-ROM boot 
Allows boot from optical media 
Enabled 
 SD Card boot 
Allows boot from an SD Card 
Enabled 
 Floppy boot 
Allows boot from a USB floppy drive 
Enabled 
 PXE Internal NIC boot 
Allows boot from the LAN 
Enabled 
 PXE Internal IPV4 NIC boot 
Allows PXE boot to IPv4 
Disabled 
 PXE Internal IPV6 NIC boot 
Allows PXE boot to IPv6 
Disabled 
 USB device boot 
Allows boot from a USB storage device 
Disabled 
 mSATA Drive boot 
Allows boot from an mSATA storage device 
Enabled 
 Upgrade Bay Hard Drive boot 
Allows boot from a hard disk drive mounted in an upgrade bay 
Enabled 
 eSATA boot 
Allows boot from and eSATA storage device 
Enabled 
 Customized Boot 
Allows boot from a custom boot path. Loads the boot loader 
from the path defined in “Define Customized Boot Option” 
Enabled 
 Secure Boot Configuration 
Provides settings that enable and disable the SecureBoot 
function, in addition to clearing the Secure Boot Keys 
Disabled 
 SecureBoot 
Enables the SecureBoot function, which verifies the boot 
loader signature before loading the OS. 
Disabled 
 Clear Secure Boot Keys 
Clears the Secure Boot Keys 
Disabled 
 User Mode 
Selects which keys the BIOS uses 
HP Factory Keys, 
Customer Keys 
 Boot Mode 
Controls how the OS is booted. Dependent on the OS. Provides 
the following options: Legacy or UEFI Hybrid (with CSM) or 
UEFI Native (without CSM) 
Legacy 
 UEFI Boot Order 
Specifies the UEFI boot order 
NB Upgrade Bay 
(UEFI), OS Boot 
Manager, NB 
Ethernet (UEFI) 
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 For more information, refer to the HP Business Notebook EFI Guidelines white paper. 










