HP Complete Guide to Accessing Boot Menu and BIOS Setup on EliteDesk 800 G1

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System setup and boot

Access the Setup Utility during computer boot by pressing the F10 key. If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green. NOTE: Not all settings are available for all models.

Computer Setup Menu

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Option/Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

File

System Information - Lists the following main system specifications:

 

Product name

Chassis serial number

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer

Asset tracking number

 

 

SKU number

System board ID

 

 

Processor type/speed/stepping

System board CT Number

 

 

Installed memory size/speed/ch

BIOS

 

 

Integrated MAC Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About - Displays copyright notice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Time and Date - Allows you to set system time and date.

 

 

 

 

Flash System ROM - Allows you to update the system ROM with a BIOS image

 

file located on removable media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replicated Setup - Allows you to save or restore system configuration to/

 

from a USB flash drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Setup - Allows you to save current settings as default or restore fac-

 

tory settings as default.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply Defaults and Exit - Applies the selected default settings and clears any

 

established passwords.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ignore Changes and Exit - Exits Computer setup without saving changes.

 

 

 

 

Save Changes and Exit - Saves changes to system configuration or default

 

settings and exits Computer Setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

Device Configuration - Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. The

 

following options are available:

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk

 

 

 

 

Diskette (external USB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Options - Allows you to set:

 

 

 

 

• SATA Emulation - Choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed

 

 

by the OS. SATA Emulation choices are AHCI or IDE.

 

• Removable Media Boot - Enables/disables ability to boot the system from

 

 

removable media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Order - Specify boot order for UEFI and legacy boot sources. Also specify

 

hard drive boot order.

 

 

 

 

• Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order

 

 

 

Security

Setup Password - Set and enable the setup (Admin) password.

 

 

 

 

 

Power-On Password - Set and enable power-on password.

 

 

 

 

 

Password Options - Allows to you enable/disable:

 

 

Lock Legacy Resources

 

 

 

 

Setup Browse Mode

 

 

 

 

• Password prompt on F9 & F12

 

 

 

 

Network Server Mode

 

 

 

 

Stringent Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device Security - Set Device Available/Device Hidden for: system audio, network con-

 

 

troller, and SATA ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB Security - Set Device Available/Device Hidden for front USB ports, rear USB

 

 

ports, accessory USB ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot Security - Disable any PCIe slots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Boot - Enables/disables boot from OS (NIC models only).

 

 

 

 

 

System IDs - Allows you to update asset tag, ownership tag, UUID, keyboard

 

 

locale setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Boot Record Security - enables/disables MBR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Security - Allows you to set:

 

 

 

 

• Data Execution Prevention (enable/disable)

 

 

• Virtualization Technology (VTx) (enable/disable)

 

 

• Embedded Security Device (enable/disable)

 

 

• OS management of Embedded Security Device

 

 

 

 

 

DriveLock Security - Allows you to assign or modify a master or user password

 

 

for hard drives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure Boot Configuration (Windows 8 only)

 

 

Legacy Support (enable/disable)

 

 

 

 

Secure Boot (enable/disable).

 

 

 

 

Key Management (enable/disable)

 

 

 

 

Fast Boot (enable/disable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

OS Power Management - Allows you to enable/disable Runtime Power Man-

 

 

agement, Idle Power Savings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware Power Management - Enable/disable SATA power management, S5 maxi-

 

 

mum power savings., PCI slots, network controller, USB 3.0 controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermal - Control minimum fan speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

Power-On Options - Allows you to set:

POST mode (QuickBoot, Clear Memory, FullBoot, or FullBoot Every x Days)

POST messages (enable/disable)

Press the ESC key for Startup Menu (enable/disable)

Option ROM Prompt (enable/disable)

After Power Loss (off/on/previous state)

POST Delay (none, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 60 seconds)

Remote Wakeup Boot Source (remote server/local hard drive)

Factory Recovery Boot Support (enable/disable)

Bypass F1 Prompt on Configuration Changes (enable/disable)

POST Memory Manager Runtime Allocation (enable/disable).

BIOS Power-On - Set the computer to turn on at a preset time.

Bus Options - Allows you to enable/disable PCI SERR# Generation and PCI VGA palette snooping.

Onboard Devices - Allows you to set resources for or disable on-board system devices.

Device Options - Allows you to set:

Num Lock State at Power-on (off/on)

Internal Speaker (enable/disable)

Multi-Processor (enable/disable)

USB Charging Port (enable/disable)

USB 3.0 BIOS Driver Support

Hyper-threading

Management Operations - Allows you to set:

AMT (disable/enable)

Unconfigure AMT/ME (enable/disable)

Hide Unconfigure ME Confirmation Prompt (enable/disable)

Watchdog Timer (enable/disable)

Option ROM Launch Policy - Allows you to set:

PXE Option ROMs (UEFI Only/Do Not Launch)

Storage Option ROMs (UEFI Only/Do Not Launch)

Video Option ROMs (UEFI Only/Do Not Launch)

Connected BIOS - Lets you configure a proxy server from which to get updates to the BIOS.

Update BIOS via Network - Lets you update the BIOS over a network.

Ethernet Connection - provides information about the network connection.

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