2009 HP BUSINESS NOTEBOOK PC F10 SETUP OVERVIEW Table of Contents: Background............................................................................................................................. 2 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 2 Supported Models ............................................................................................................. 2 New Features........................
Background For decades, HP has provided unique customer value through our internally developed BIOS. This has allowed HP to provide a high degree of integration between the firmware and HP Professional Innovations such as HP ProtectTools, HP Wireless Assistant and HP QuickLook. Options for many of these features are configured through F10 Setup, the BIOS configuration user interface provided with HP PCs. In mid-2008, HP introduced an updated version of F10 Setup on new models.
to load the operating system and communicate with the various devices, such as storage drives, keyboard, display, slots, and ports. HP F10 Setup features are separated in several groups or categories: File – Provides access to general options such as view system information, set date and time, exit F10 Setup with and without saving changes to settings and System Diagnostics.
Table 1. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Feature Options (Default in Bold where applicable) Function FILE MENU System Information Provides key system information, such as serial number, model number, CPU type, and memory configuration. N/A Set System Date and Time Allows configuration of the date and time. Set Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Set Time (HH:MM) System Diagnostics Provides access to diagnostic features, such as start-up test, run-in test and a hard disk test.
Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Feature Options (Default in Bold where applicable) Function SECURITY MENU User Management • Create New BIOS User Account Password Policy Manage (create/delete/reset password) the BIOS and Protect Tool Users Creates additional BIOS user accounts. Administrator enters User ID Privilege level. Password is set to User ID by default, but can be changed by user.
Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Feature Options (Default in Bold where applicable) Function SECURITY MENU User Tools Change Password Change power on password N/A HP SpareKey Enrollment Allows for user configuration of HP SpareKey. Answer any three of ten questions for enrollment. Reset Sparekey Question & Answers Anti Theft Allows for configuration of Intel Anti Theft feature.
Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Feature Options (Default in Bold where applicable) Function SECURITY MENU System IDs • Notebook Asset Tag Allows for custom configuration of an asset tag. Serial Number • Notebook Ownership Tag Allows for custom configuration of an ownership tag. Blank • Notebook Ownership Tag 2 Allows for custom configuration of an ownership tag. Blank SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Boot Options • Startup Menu Delay (Sec.
Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Device Configurations (contd.) • Fan Always on while on AC Leave fan on while on AC. Enabled/Disabled • Data Execution Prevention Enables DEP on Intel based systems. Enabled/Disabled • LAN Power Save Enables LAN power save option Enabled/Disabled • SATA Device Mode Enable SATA for internal drives.
Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Built-In Device Options (contd.) • Embedded WWAN Device Enables integrated ? device. Enabled/Disabled • Embedded WLAN Device Enables integrated 802.11 device. Enabled/Disabled • Embedded Bluetooth Device Enables integrated bluetooth device.
Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Port Options (contd.) • Smart Card Enables integrated smart card slot. Enabled/Disabled • eSATA Enables integrated eSATA port. Enabled/Disabled AMT Options • Firmware Verbosity Display AMT text during POST. Enabled/Disabled • AMT Setup Prompt (Ctrl-P) Prompts for AMT setup during POST. Enabled/Disabled • USB Key Provisioning Allow AMT provisioning using USB disk on key.
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