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Overview of Business Notebook options

Table 1 provides a detailed list of F10 Setup options for HP business notebooks.

Table 1. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2013 HP business notebook PCs. Some features may require a Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system.

Feature

System Information

System Diagnostics

Update System BIOS

Check the Network for BIOS Updates

BIOS Version Update Policy

Allow BIOS Update using a Network

Network Update Setting

–Update BIOS using Local Media

–Back-up BIOS to Local Media

Restore Defaults

Reset BIOS Security to Factory Default

Ignore Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Exit

Function

Default setting,

Reboot

 

if applicable

required

 

 

 

MAIN MENU

 

 

 

 

 

Provides key system information, such as serial number, model

 

N/A

number, CPU type, and memory configuration

 

 

 

 

 

Provides access to diagnostic features, such as start-up test, run-in

 

N/A

test, memory test, and hard disk test

 

 

 

 

 

Updates system firmware from FAT 32 partition on the hard drive, a

 

N/A

USB disk–on-key, or the network

 

 

Note: Updating BIOS over the network is supported on 2013 600/800

 

 

notebook models.

 

 

 

 

 

Updates the system BIOS by using an image stored on hp.com or some

 

Yes

other configurable network

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling will not allow any BIOS update from local media or from the

Disabled

No

network.

 

 

 

 

 

Enables or disabled the feature

Enabled

No

 

 

 

User configurable settings

 

N/A

 

 

 

Updates the system BIOS by using an image stored on local media

 

Yes

such as the hard drive or a usb drive

 

 

 

 

 

Puts an image of System BIOS on the HP_TOOLS partition

 

Yes

Note: This option does not work if a BIOS administrator has been set

 

 

 

 

 

Restores F10 settings to factory defaults

 

Yes

 

 

 

Resets BIOS and Protect Tool Users, clears fingerprint tokens and

 

Yes

resets the TPM

 

 

 

 

 

Exits F10 Setup without saving any changes made during current

 

N/A

session

 

 

 

 

 

Exits F10 Setup and saves all changes made during current session

 

N/A

 

 

 

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