HP 2740, 8740, 6440, 4720, 8540. 8440. 6550. 6450, 4320, 4420, 2540, 4520 manual Security Menu

Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs

Feature	Function	Options (Default in Bold where
		applicable)

User Management

•Create New BIOS User Account

Password Policy

•Password Minimum Length

•At least one symbol required

•At least one number required

•At least one upper case character required

•At least one lower case character required

•Are spaces allowed in Password?

HP SpareKey

Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment

Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (If Present)

SECURITY MENU

Manage (create/delete/reset password) the BIOS and Protect Tool Users

Creates additional BIOS user	Administrator enters User ID
accounts.	Privilege level. Password is set to
	User ID by default, but can be
	changed by user.
Allows to select various rules for a
BIOS password to qualify
Allows administrator to specify the	4 minimum
minimum number of characters	32 maximum (8)
required for an F10 power on
password.
Allows administrator to require at	Yes/No
least one symbol, such as $,%,^,& or
# for an F10 power on password.
Allows administrator to require at	Yes/No
least one number, such as 1,2,3 or 4
for an F10 power on password.
Allows administrator to require at	Yes/No
least one upper case character, such
as A,B,C or D for an F10 power on
password.
Allows administrator to require at	Yes/No
least one upper case character, such
as a,b,c or d for an F10 power on
password.
Allows administrator to allow spaces	Yes/No
in an F10 power on password, such
as “New York”.
Allows users to establish a set of	Enabled/Disabled
failsafe questions in the event that the
power on password is lost or
forgotten.
Allows administrator to specify if the	Enabled/Disabled
system should prompt users for HP
SpareKey enrollment during POST.
	Enabled/Disabled

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