F10 Setup overview for 2012 HP Business Notebooks and Desktops 2012 Business PC Models Technical white paper
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Executive summary
For more than 20 years HP has provided unique customer value through our internally developed Read Only Memory
Basic Input/Output System (ROM BIOS). The BIOS is the set of routines that enable a computer to load the operating
system and communicate with various devices such as the keyboard, the display, storage drives, slots, and ports. The HP
BIOS allows a high degree of integration between the firmware and HP Professional Innovations
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such as HP
ProtectTools, HP Power Assistant, and HP Client Management Solutions. HP F10 Setup, the BIOS configuration GUI
provided with HP PCs, gives you access to the impressive set of features supported by our BIOS. This overview details
the F10 Setup configuration options available to you for many of these features.
Supported models
The new F10 Setup is available on select models introduced in 2012.
2012 HP EliteBook p series
2012 HP ProBook b series
2012 HP ProBook m series
2012 HP ProBook s series
2012 HP Compaq 8300 Elite series
2012 HP Compaq 6300 Pro series
2012 HP Compaq 6305 Pro series
Enhancements
HP has added several options to the new version of HP F10 Setup.
Business notebook enhancements
Capability to create a backup image of the System BIOS
Secure Erase feature
USB charging port
Power control feature
Automatic power-on when AC is detected
Business desktop enhancements
Secure Erase feature
EFI Diagnostics
HP business notebook F10 Setup features
HP F10 Setup features for business notebooks include file, security, and system configuration categories.
File menu
The File menu provides access to general options such as the following:
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You can find more information about HP Professional Innovations at http://www.hp.com/go/professionalinnovations.