Reference Guide ProtectTools Security Manager

5–2 Reference Guide
BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools
General tasks
BIOS Configuration allows you to manage various computer
settings that would otherwise be accessible only by pressing
f10 at
startup and entering the Computer Setup utility.
Managing boot options
You can use BIOS Configuration to manage various settings
for tasks that run when you turn on or restart the computer.
To manage boot options:
1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security
Manager.
2. In the left pane, select BIOS Configuration.
3. Enter your Computer Setup setup password at the BIOS
administrator password prompt, and click OK.
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The BIOS administrator password prompt is displayed only
if you have already set the Computer Setup setup password.
For more information about setting the Computer Setup
setup password, refer to “
Setting the setup password,”
later in this chapter.
4. In the left pane, select System Configuration.
5. In the right pane, select the delays (in seconds) for f9, f10 and
f12, and for Express Boot Popup Delay (Sec).
6. Enable or disable MultiBoot.
7. If you have enabled MultiBoot, select the boot order by
selecting a boot device, and then clicking the up arrow or the
down arrow to adjust its order in the list.
8. Click Apply, and then click OK in the ProtectTools window
to save your changes.