HP 6535b 2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview - Page 2

Background HP provides customers unique value through HP--developed BIOS. HP BIOS enables customers to experience innovations such as HP ProtectTools, HP Wireless Assistant, and HP QuickLook. The enhanced security and functionality of these applications is possible only through tight integration with BIOS that HP provides. HP BIOS contains a number of features that are configurable and manageable by customers. Options for these features are accessed through F10 Setup, the BIOS configuration user interface provided with HP PCs. Since 1999 HP Compaq business notebooks have utilized a text based F10 Setup which provided customers with access to a broad set of functions and configuration options, but required keyboard navigation. In 2008, a new F10 Setup user interface was developed using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) framework, which provides a flexible pre operating system environment and navigation using a mouse or other pointing device. While there are significant improvements to the user interface, features and functionality are not impacted by this change. This document describes the features and functionality of HP's BIOS environment for 2008 business notebook and tablet models. Supported Models All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models: • HP EliteBook 8730w • HP Compaq 6535b • HP EliteBook 8530w • HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s • HP Compaq 6530s • HP Compaq 6735b • HP EliteBook 2730p • HP Compaq 6735s • HP EliteBook 2530p • HP Compaq 6730b • HP Compaq 2230s • HP Compaq 6730s