Technical white paper

 

HP Business Notebook and

 

Desktop PC F10 setup overview

 

2012 and 2013 Business PC models

 

Table of contents

 

Executive summary ......................................................................................................................................................

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Supported models.........................................................................................................................................................

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Enhancements ...............................................................................................................................................................

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Updating BIOS over the network........................................................................................................................................................................

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HP Sure Start.........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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HP Sure Start Policy Controls..............................................................................................................................................................................

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Additional enhancements....................................................................................................................................................................................

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F10 Setup for HP Business Notebooks ....................................................................................................................

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Main menu .............................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Security menu .......................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Advanced menu ....................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Overview of Business Notebook options ..........................................................................................................................................................

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F10 Setup for HP Business Desktops .....................................................................................................................

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File menu .............................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Storage menu......................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Security menu .....................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Advanced menu ..................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Overview for HP Business Desktops................................................................................................................................................................

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Appendix A: BIOS overview for 2012 HP ElitePad 900........................................................................................

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Using BIOSConfigUtility to get/set BIOS settings...........................................................................................................................................

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Appendix B: Setting up an in-house repository to support network updates ...............................................

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Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................

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Terminology ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Finding a particular BIOS file .....................................................................................................................................

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Organizing the catalog ...............................................................................................................................................

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Catalog file schema ............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Sample file ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Naming conventions ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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Setting up a repository...............................................................................................................................................

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Instructions..........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Final caveat...................................................................................................................................................................

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For more information .................................................................................................................................................

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