Feature
Language
Set System Data and Time
Boot Options
Startup Menu Delay (seconds)
Multiboot Express Boot Popup Delay (seconds)
Audio Alerts During Boot
Custom Logo
Display Diagnostics URL
Custom Help and URL Message
Require Acknowledgement of Battery Errors
Fast Boot
SD Card Boot
Floppy Boot
PXE Internal NIC Boot
PXE Internal IPV4 NIC Boot
PXE Internal IPV6 NIC Boot
USB Device Boot
Upgrade Bay Hard Drive Boot
eSATA Boot
Customized Boot
Secure Boot Configuration
Secure Boot
Clear Secure Boot Keys
User Mode
Boot Mode
ADVANCED MENU
Function | Default setting, | Reboot |
| if applicable | required |
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Selects between 14 languages | English | Yes |
Note: Affects the BIOS, not the OS |
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Allows entry of the current data and time |
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Allows user configuration of the length of time the Startup Menu is | 0 | No |
displayed during POST |
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Allows user configuration of the length of time the Express Boot option | 0 | No |
(F9) is displayed |
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Enables audible error beeps during POST | Disabled | Yes |
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Enables use of custom logo screen during POST6 | Disabled | No |
Displays the HP support web address for diagnostics | Enabled | No |
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Allows display of customized message and URL during POST | Disabled | No |
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Displays battery error screen until user presses the enter key | Disabled | No |
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Reduces POST time by bypassing boot to USB, optical drive, PXE, and | Enabled | No |
DOS |
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Allows boot from optical media | Enabled | No |
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Allows boot from SD card | Enabled | No |
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Allows boot from USB floppy | Enabled | No |
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Allows boot from LAN in legacy or hybrid boot mode | Enabled | No |
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Allows PXE boot to IPv4 in native UEFI boot mode (enable on Win8 | Disabled | No |
orders) |
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Allows PXE boot to IPv6 in native UEFI boot mode (enable on Win8 | Disabled | No |
orders) |
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Allows boot from USB storage device | Disabled | No |
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Allows boot from hard disk drive mounted in upgrade bay | Enabled | No |
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Allows boot from eSATA storage device | Enabled | No |
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Allows boot from a custom boot path; loads the boot loader from the | Enabled | No |
path defined in Define Customized Boot Option (see below) |
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Allows Secure Boot feature (which verifies signature of boot loader | Disabled | N/A |
before loading OS) to be enabled or disabled; clears Secure Boot keys |
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Enables Secure Boot (enable on Win8 orders) | Disabled | Yes |
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Clears the Secure Boot keys | Disabled | Yes |
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Selects which keys the BIOS uses | HP Factory Keys, | Yes |
| Customer Keys |
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Controls how OS is booted. Depending on the OS, options are: | Legacy | No |
• Legacy or UEFI Hybrid (with CSM) Selected on NON Win8 orders |
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• UEFI Native (without CSM) Selected on Win8 orders |
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6For more information, refer to the HP Business Notebook EFI Guidelines white paper.
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