Table 1. (Continued) Key features for F10 Setup on select 2009 HP business notebook PCs
Feature | Function | Options (Default in Bold where | |
applicable) | |||
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User Management
•Create New BIOS User Account
Password Policy
•Password Minimum Length
•At least one symbol required
•At least one number required
•At least one upper case character required
•At least one lower case character required
•Are spaces allowed in Password?
HP SpareKey
Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment
Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (If Present)
SECURITY MENU
Manage (create/delete/reset password) the BIOS and Protect Tool Users
Creates additional BIOS user | Administrator enters User ID |
accounts. | Privilege level. Password is set to |
| User ID by default, but can be |
| changed by user. |
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Allows to select various rules for a |
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BIOS password to qualify |
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Allows administrator to specify the | 4 minimum |
minimum number of characters | 32 maximum (8) |
required for an F10 power on |
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password. |
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Allows administrator to require at | Yes/No |
least one symbol, such as $,%,^,& or |
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# for an F10 power on password. |
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Allows administrator to require at | Yes/No |
least one number, such as 1,2,3 or 4 |
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for an F10 power on password. |
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Allows administrator to require at | Yes/No |
least one upper case character, such |
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as A,B,C or D for an F10 power on |
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password. |
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Allows administrator to require at | Yes/No |
least one upper case character, such |
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as a,b,c or d for an F10 power on |
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password. |
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Allows administrator to allow spaces | Yes/No |
in an F10 power on password, such |
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as “New York”. |
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Allows users to establish a set of | Enabled/Disabled |
failsafe questions in the event that the |
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power on password is lost or |
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forgotten. |
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Allows administrator to specify if the | Enabled/Disabled |
system should prompt users for HP |
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SpareKey enrollment during POST. |
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| Enabled/Disabled |
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