HP EliteBook 8440p 2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview - Page 13

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Anomalies Anomaly: DriveLock passwords cannot be configured remotely. Systems Affected: All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models. Resolution: HP supports DriveLock Master and User password configuration through F10 Setup, which requires manual configuration. Configuration through a software utility or manageability console has been considered, but represents a high risk for our customers, which could result in a denial of service attack locking users out of the data on their drives. Anomaly: External mouse does not work while in F10 Setup. Systems Affected: All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models. Resolution: F10 Setup only supports internal pointing devices. Anomaly: Diagnostics does not work while in F10 Setup. Systems Affected: All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models. Resolution: The HP_TOOLS partition must be present in order for Diagnostics and QuickLook 2 to function. For instructions on how to create this partition and functions which require this partition, refer to the HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines white paper on HP.com.

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Anomalies
Anomaly:
DriveLock passwords cannot be configured remotely.
Systems Affected:
All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet
models.
Resolution:
HP supports DriveLock Master and User password configuration
through F10 Setup, which requires manual configuration. Configuration
through a software utility or manageability console has been considered, but
represents a high risk for our customers, which could result in a denial of
service attack locking users out of the data on their drives.
Anomaly:
External mouse does not work while in F10 Setup.
Systems Affected:
All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet
models.
Resolution:
F10 Setup only supports internal pointing devices.
Anomaly:
Diagnostics does not work while in F10 Setup.
Systems Affected:
All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet
models.
Resolution:
The HP_TOOLS partition must be present in order for Diagnostics
and QuickLook 2 to function. For instructions on how to create this partition
and functions which require this partition, refer to the
HP Business Notebook
Computer EFI Guidelines
white paper on HP.com.