HP 6535b 2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview - Page 3

EFI BIOS Features, F10 Setup

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EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are now capable of booting off of Secure Digital cards inserted in the internal reader • Change/View/Hide BIOS settings o Administrators can select the access to F10 Setup options for standard user • Multi-User support o Enhanced support with ProtectTools • Password policy support • RAID and Native SATA support • Enhanced wireless button control • Wake on LAN • Ability to disable modem/camera F10 Setup HP F10 Setup provides access to the impressive set of features support by HPs ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output System). The BIOS is the set of routines that enable a computer 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. Security - Provides access to security related options such as power on and DriveLock passwords, integrated security device configuration, Disk Sanitizer and asset tag configuration. Diagnostics - Provides access to diagnostic features, such as start-up test, run-in test and a hard disk test. 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 new 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 detail list of F10 Setup options, please refer to Table 1.

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EFI BIOS Features
SD boot capability
o
New HP business notebook models are now capable of booting
off of Secure Digital cards inserted in the internal reader
Change/View/Hide BIOS settings
o
Administrators can select the access to F10 Setup options for
standard user
Multi-User support
o
Enhanced support with ProtectTools
Password policy support
RAID and Native SATA support
Enhanced wireless button control
Wake on LAN
Ability to disable modem/camera
F10 Setup
HP F10 Setup provides access to the impressive set of features support by HPs ROM BIOS
(R
ead O
nly M
emory B
asic I
nput/O
utput S
ystem). The BIOS is the set of routines that enable
a computer 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.
Security – Provides access to security related options such as power on and DriveLock
passwords, integrated security device configuration, Disk Sanitizer and asset tag
configuration.
Diagnostics – Provides access to diagnostic features, such as start-up test, run-in test and a
hard disk test.
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 new 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 detail list of F10 Setup options, please refer to Table 1.