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2009 HP BUSINESS NOTEBOOK PC F10 SETUP OVERVIEW Table of Contents: Background ..........................2 Overview ..........................2 Supported Models ......................2 New Features........................2 Features ..........................2 For more information ......................11...
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.
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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 Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function applicable) FILE MENU System Information Provides key system information, such as serial number, model number, CPU type, and memory configuration.
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Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function applicable) SECURITY MENU User Management Manage (create/delete/reset password) the BIOS and Protect Tool Users • Create New BIOS User Creates additional BIOS user Administrator enters User ID Account...
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Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function applicable) SECURITY MENU User Tools Change Password Change power on password HP SpareKey Enrollment Allows for user configuration of HP Answer any three of ten SpareKey.
Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function applicable) SECURITY MENU System IDs • Notebook Asset Tag Allows for custom configuration of Serial Number an asset tag. •...
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Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function applicable) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Device Configurations (contd.) • Fan Always on while on Leave fan on while on AC. Enabled/Disabled •...
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Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function applicable) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Built-In Device Options (contd.) • Embedded WWAN Enables integrated ? device. Enabled/Disabled Device • Embedded WLAN Enables integrated 802.11 device.
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Options (Default in Bold where Feature Function 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 •...