HP BUSINESS NOTEBOOK PC F10 SETUP OVERVIEW 2011 Business Notebook Models Technical white paper
System Configuration – Provides access to boot options, integrated device configuration, port options, 
AMT options (on select models), and F10 Setup feature access options. 
HP F10 Setup for business notebooks had extensive language support. The graphical user interface 
can be displayed in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Japanese, Norwegian, 
Portuguese, Swedish or Finnish. Switching languages is simple using the Language selection options 
available from the System Configuration page. For a detailed list of F10 Setup options, please refer 
to Table 1.   
Table 1. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2011 HP business notebook PCs 
Feature 
Function 
Default Setting, if applicable 
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 
Configure the date and time 
N/A 
System Diagnostics 
Provides access to diagnostic features, 
such as start-up test, run-in test and a hard 
disk test 
N/A 
  System Information 
Provides system information, such as 
serial number, model number, CPU type, 
and memory configuration 
N/A 
  Start-Up Test 
Performs diagnostics check on memory 
and hard disk 
N/A 
  Run-In Test 
Performs a continuous diagnostics check 
on memory and hard disk 
N/A 
  Hard Disk Test 
Performs hard drive diagnostics check 
N/A 
Update System BIOS 
Updates system firmware from a FAT 32 
partition on the hard drive or a 
removable disk on key 
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 reset the TPM 
N/A 
Ignore Changes and Exit 
Exit F10 Setup without saving any 
changes made during the current session 
N/A 
Save Changes and Exit 
Exit F10 Setup and save all changes 
made during the current session 
N/A 
SECURITY MENU 
Administrator Tools 
Setup BIOS Administrator 
Password 
Establish a power on password with 
Administrator privileges 
N/A 










