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Appendix A: BIOS overview for 2012 HP ElitePad 90011

Table A-1 outlines BIOS options for a 2012 HP ElitePad 900.

You can invoke the HP BIOS settings application via the Windows Control Panel (Control PanelHP BIOS Settings) or directly as an application.

Note

The options shown in Table A-1 constitute a subset of BIOS settings for the 2012 HP ElitePad 900.

Table A-1. BIOS settings

Feature

Function

Default setting,

Reboot

 

 

 

if applicable

required

 

 

 

 

Information

Provides key system information, such as serial number,

N/A

No

 

 

model number, CPU type, and memory configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Settings

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Boot options

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

– Ethernet boot

Allows Ethernet boot

On

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

– USB device boot

Allows boot from USB storage device

On

No

 

 

 

 

 

Device configurations

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

–Shutdown on Battery

Initiate orderly shutdown when AC is removed

Off

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

–Secure Boot

Enables the SecureBoot function, which verifies the boot

On

No

 

 

loader signature before loading the OS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Order

Specifies the UEFI boot order.

OS Boot Manager,

No

 

 

 

USB Hard Drive,

 

 

 

 

USB ODD,

 

 

 

 

Ethernet IP V4,

 

 

 

 

Ethernet IP V6,

 

 

 

 

Micro SD Card

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS Password

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Create Password

Establishes the BIOS Administrator password for admin

 

No

 

 

privilege to access BIOS settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using BIOSConfigUtility to get/set BIOS settings

1.Download BIOSConfigUtility (BCU) tool, which is available at ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp58501- 59000/sp58888.exe.

2.Run the BCU tool on the reference unit, creating an output text file (as shown in Figure A-1). Note: You can run BCU in the local OS environment or in the service OS (for example, PXE boot.)

3.Update the text file based on the settings you wish to enforce.

4.Re-run the BCU tool using the updated text file as the input source.

11The integrated display resolution of this system is below the threshold for snapping apps, a new feature that allows two Windows apps to be viewed simultaneously side by side. This feature may be enabled by attaching an external display which supports a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 or higher.

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