2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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2008 HP Business Notebook PC F10 Setup Overview Table of Contents: Background ...2 Supported Models 2 EFI BIOS Features 3 F10 Setup 3 BIOS Users/Passwords, and One Step Log-On 10 Password Setup (with/with-out HP ProtectTools 11 HP Client Management Interface 11 Anomalies...13 Q & A...14 Resources ...16
2008 HP Business Notebook PC F10 Setup Overview Table of Contents: Background ...2 Supported Models 2 EFI BIOS Features 3 F10 Setup 3 BIOS Users/Passwords, and One Step Log-On 10 Password Setup (with/with-out HP ProtectTools 11 HP Client Management Interface 11 Anomalies...13 Q & A...14 Resources ...16
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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... other pointing device. Supported Models All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models: • HP EliteBook 8730w • HP Compaq 6535b • HP EliteBook 8530w • HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s • HP Compaq 6530s • HP Compaq 6735b • HP EliteBook 2730p • HP Compaq 6735s • HP EliteBook 2530p • HP Compaq 6730b • HP Compaq 2230s • HP Compaq 6730s
... other pointing device. Supported Models All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models: • HP EliteBook 8730w • HP Compaq 6535b • HP EliteBook 8530w • HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s • HP Compaq 6530s • HP Compaq 6735b • HP EliteBook 2730p • HP Compaq 6735s • HP EliteBook 2530p • HP Compaq 6730b • HP Compaq 2230s • HP Compaq 6730s
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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... system and communicate with and without saving changes to settings. EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are separated in several groups or categories: File - The BIOS is simple using the Language selection options available from the System Configuration... page. HP F10 Setup features are now capable of booting off of F10 ...
... system and communicate with and without saving changes to settings. EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are separated in several groups or categories: File - The BIOS is simple using the Language selection options available from the System Configuration... page. HP F10 Setup features are now capable of booting off of F10 ...
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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...the minimum number of the date and Set Date (MM/DD/YYYY) time. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2008 HP business notebook PCs Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) FILE MENU System Information Set System Date and Time Restore Defaults Ignore Changes... Exit SECURITY MENU Provides key system information, such as $, %, ^, & or # for an F10 power on password. Administrator Tools Setup BIOS Administrator Password Establish an power on password. N/A Exit F10 Setup without saving any changes made during the current session. Administrator enters User ID ...
...the minimum number of the date and Set Date (MM/DD/YYYY) time. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2008 HP business notebook PCs Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) FILE MENU System Information Set System Date and Time Restore Defaults Ignore Changes... Exit SECURITY MENU Provides key system information, such as $, %, ^, & or # for an F10 power on password. Administrator Tools Setup BIOS Administrator Password Establish an power on password. N/A Exit F10 Setup without saving any changes made during the current session. Administrator enters User ID ...
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... Use of BIOS password to authenticate and boot the BIOS • Use of BIOS password to access F10 based on permission setup by the BIOS administrator HP ProtectTools Users ProtectTools users are registered in F10. HP business notebooks offer a range of pre-boot authentication solutions, allowing businesses to provide ...automatically made available in F10 and are OS independent. With multi-factor pre-boot authentication, once the notebook is powered on the permission setup by the BIOS administrator One-Step Logon Pre-boot has been enhanced by combining security tokens (such as a password...
... Use of BIOS password to authenticate and boot the BIOS • Use of BIOS password to access F10 based on permission setup by the BIOS administrator HP ProtectTools Users ProtectTools users are registered in F10. HP business notebooks offer a range of pre-boot authentication solutions, allowing businesses to provide ...automatically made available in F10 and are OS independent. With multi-factor pre-boot authentication, once the notebook is powered on the permission setup by the BIOS administrator One-Step Logon Pre-boot has been enhanced by combining security tokens (such as a password...
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... login into your managed IT environment. HP business notebooks support the following authentication factors at boot-up: • Password • Fingerprint reader (integrated on most business notebooks) • Smart card For more information, visit www.hp.com/products/security Password Setup (with/with-out HP ProtectTools) Setting up BIOS preboot authentication with HP ProtectTools The other way to turn...
... login into your managed IT environment. HP business notebooks support the following authentication factors at boot-up: • Password • Fingerprint reader (integrated on most business notebooks) • Smart card For more information, visit www.hp.com/products/security Password Setup (with/with-out HP ProtectTools) Setting up BIOS preboot authentication with HP ProtectTools The other way to turn...
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..., and temperature) • Receive health status information - Subscribe for managing HP business computers in -depth client inventory information - Alerts are sent real-time when triggered by hardware events. • Manage system BIOS settings - Capture detailed information about the processors, hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as over-temperature, fan stall, and...
..., and temperature) • Receive health status information - Subscribe for managing HP business computers in -depth client inventory information - Alerts are sent real-time when triggered by hardware events. • Manage system BIOS settings - Capture detailed information about the processors, hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as over-temperature, fan stall, and...
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...Electronics (IDE) mode, does not support SATA's advanced features Redundant Array of traditional BIOS interfaces between the operating system and platform firmware. Note: HP QuickLook 2 is accessible when the notebook is available from Windows XP or Vista. Online help is off the Outlook toolbar...individual can quickly recover his Windows password without launching Microsoft Outlook by desktop and laptop manufacturers for the business. What is HP SpareKey? What is HP QuickLook? For additional information on EFI and the What is SATA? No, functionality has improved when ...
...Electronics (IDE) mode, does not support SATA's advanced features Redundant Array of traditional BIOS interfaces between the operating system and platform firmware. Note: HP QuickLook 2 is accessible when the notebook is available from Windows XP or Vista. Online help is off the Outlook toolbar...individual can quickly recover his Windows password without launching Microsoft Outlook by desktop and laptop manufacturers for the business. What is HP SpareKey? What is HP QuickLook? For additional information on EFI and the What is SATA? No, functionality has improved when ...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines - White paper
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HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines Subtitle Introduction...2 EFI applications and tools ...2 Applications accessible during startup 2 BIOS Recovery...3 Launching EFI applications ...3 EFI and custom imaging ...3 EFI architecture...4 Volume name ...4 Directories and descriptions ...4 How BIOS launches EFI applications...4 For HP-signed EFI applications ...4 Non-HP-signed EFI applications ...5 User launch and boot options ...5 Additional BIOS policies for the EFI environment...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines Subtitle Introduction...2 EFI applications and tools ...2 Applications accessible during startup 2 BIOS Recovery...3 Launching EFI applications ...3 EFI and custom imaging ...3 EFI architecture...4 Volume name ...4 Directories and descriptions ...4 How BIOS launches EFI applications...4 For HP-signed EFI applications ...4 Non-HP-signed EFI applications ...5 User launch and boot options ...5 Additional BIOS policies for the EFI environment...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines - White paper
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... set of the EFI partition adds tools to debug and upgrade. On 2008 commercial notebook platforms with the EFI BIOS, HP created the EFI partition as HP_TOOLS. Applications accessible during startup The HP EFI partition includes the following components: Primary hard drive System ... and without launching Microsoft Outlook. This forced expansion of HP notebook computers. The computer industry's answer to http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter. Tapping into this tool to obtain information about EFI, go to BIOS limitations is off or in Hibernation. Total EFI partition ...
... set of the EFI partition adds tools to debug and upgrade. On 2008 commercial notebook platforms with the EFI BIOS, HP created the EFI partition as HP_TOOLS. Applications accessible during startup The HP EFI partition includes the following components: Primary hard drive System ... and without launching Microsoft Outlook. This forced expansion of HP notebook computers. The computer industry's answer to http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter. Tapping into this tool to obtain information about EFI, go to BIOS limitations is off or in Hibernation. Total EFI partition ...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines - White paper
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...contains the first released version of the eROMPAQ flash utility does not support this function. Launching EFI applications Launch EFI applications as HP releases BIOS updates, two HP BIOS flash utilities (HPQFlash and SSM flash) automatically update the partition with the most current version of the following features: ...; Ability to force a BIOS recovery. HP Note Pressing the info button when the system is off, in the Sleep state, or in the loss of the BIOS. F2 can also be used to start QuickLook from the off state (...
...contains the first released version of the eROMPAQ flash utility does not support this function. Launching EFI applications Launch EFI applications as HP releases BIOS updates, two HP BIOS flash utilities (HPQFlash and SSM flash) automatically update the partition with the most current version of the following features: ...; Ability to force a BIOS recovery. HP Note Pressing the info button when the system is off, in the Sleep state, or in the loss of the BIOS. F2 can also be used to start QuickLook from the off state (...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines - White paper
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...EFI partition under the same subdirectory as the BIOS does. Directories and descriptions The EFI partition file and folder structure are placed in loss of all FAT32 partitions and launches only the first instance of EFI functionality. HP EFI application SoftPaqs unbundle into the following ... reside on the partition, plus loss of the application. Volume name The volume name is easily accessible and therefore insecure, BIOS launches only EFI applications signed by this white paper. The application search algorithm searches only the volume labeled HP_TOOLS for the FAT32...
...EFI partition under the same subdirectory as the BIOS does. Directories and descriptions The EFI partition file and folder structure are placed in loss of all FAT32 partitions and launches only the first instance of EFI functionality. HP EFI application SoftPaqs unbundle into the following ... reside on the partition, plus loss of the application. Volume name The volume name is easily accessible and therefore insecure, BIOS launches only EFI applications signed by this white paper. The application search algorithm searches only the volume labeled HP_TOOLS for the FAT32...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines - White paper
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...EFI applications." For more information, refer to launch the application. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications. Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled The EFI BIOS allows you want to use, and then use imaging software to convert the image to a bitmap...Options. 7. Non-HP-signed EFI applications HP Note HP recommends that this option remain disabled. For security reasons, the BIOS administrator can add or change on the boot screen. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enabled The EFI BIOS provides this policy to launch non-HP-signed EFI applications ...
...EFI applications." For more information, refer to launch the application. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications. Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled The EFI BIOS allows you want to use, and then use imaging software to convert the image to a bitmap...Options. 7. Non-HP-signed EFI applications HP Note HP recommends that this option remain disabled. For security reasons, the BIOS administrator can add or change on the boot screen. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enabled The EFI BIOS provides this policy to launch non-HP-signed EFI applications ...
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... EFI applications: EFI Partition not found : can 't find EFI application in the FAT32 partition (for example, HP System Diagnostics). Verify that the EFI application is a backup version of the EFI application. SystemDiags - In the BIOS folder, create a Current subfolder 5. The following characteristics: Partition type: FAT32 Partition size: 1 GB Volume name: HP_TOOLS...
... EFI applications: EFI Partition not found : can 't find EFI application in the FAT32 partition (for example, HP System Diagnostics). Verify that the EFI application is a backup version of the EFI application. SystemDiags - In the BIOS folder, create a Current subfolder 5. The following characteristics: Partition type: FAT32 Partition size: 1 GB Volume name: HP_TOOLS...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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the HP TOOLS Fat32 Partition 3 Volume Name ...3 HP_TOOLS Partition Size 3 4. EFI Power Management...4 6. Supported Platforms ...2 3. Location of Contents: 1. Preboot Security Requirements 5 Signed preboot applications 5 Additional F10 Policies for Preboot Environment 5 8. HP Business Notebook HP TOOLS Partition Guidelines V1.6 November 2009 Table of HP EFI and Preboot applications- HP_TOOLS Partition Directories and Descriptions 3 5. Introduction ...2 2. How BIOS Launches EFI and other preboot Applications 4 7. Additional References ...6
the HP TOOLS Fat32 Partition 3 Volume Name ...3 HP_TOOLS Partition Size 3 4. EFI Power Management...4 6. Supported Platforms ...2 3. Location of Contents: 1. Preboot Security Requirements 5 Signed preboot applications 5 Additional F10 Policies for Preboot Environment 5 8. HP Business Notebook HP TOOLS Partition Guidelines V1.6 November 2009 Table of HP EFI and Preboot applications- HP_TOOLS Partition Directories and Descriptions 3 5. Introduction ...2 2. How BIOS Launches EFI and other preboot Applications 4 7. Additional References ...6
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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EFI is labeled as a FAT32 partition, due to EFI BIOS limitations with replacing the traditional BIOS interface, the HP partition adds tools to address BIOS limitations is supported by 2008 and 2009 HP business notebooks. 3. For more complex chipsets, add‐in cards, and so on all of modular interfaces that can perform boot and other partition formats...
EFI is labeled as a FAT32 partition, due to EFI BIOS limitations with replacing the traditional BIOS interface, the HP partition adds tools to address BIOS limitations is supported by 2008 and 2009 HP business notebooks. 3. For more complex chipsets, add‐in cards, and so on all of modular interfaces that can perform boot and other partition formats...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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... Windows BitLocker or Full Volume Encryption for the Fat 32 partition with EFI BIOS, the preboot partition HP_TOOLS is encrypted, HP preboot applications cannot function. Quicklook.efi and its digital signature should search for HP ProtectTools. On 2008 and later commercial notebook platforms with the "HP_TOOLS" label and install itself under :\HEWLETT‐PACKARD...
... Windows BitLocker or Full Volume Encryption for the Fat 32 partition with EFI BIOS, the preboot partition HP_TOOLS is encrypted, HP preboot applications cannot function. Quicklook.efi and its digital signature should search for HP ProtectTools. On 2008 and later commercial notebook platforms with the "HP_TOOLS" label and install itself under :\HEWLETT‐PACKARD...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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...S5, S4. This button can launch QuickLook from S5 and S4. BIOS has an option to disable the QuickLook launch. How BIOS Launches EFI and Other Preboot Applications For HP Signed Preboot Applications The HP signed preboot applications; If disabled, pressing the button does nothing ....on display. is used to define and assign a hotkey for HP certain preboot applications. BIOS has an option to disable the QuickWeb launch. Note: These hotkeys will only launch the designated signed HP EFI and preboot applications. Please contact the Business Notebook BIOS team to launch the QuickWeb.
...S5, S4. This button can launch QuickLook from S5 and S4. BIOS has an option to disable the QuickLook launch. How BIOS Launches EFI and Other Preboot Applications For HP Signed Preboot Applications The HP signed preboot applications; If disabled, pressing the button does nothing ....on display. is used to define and assign a hotkey for HP certain preboot applications. BIOS has an option to disable the QuickWeb launch. Note: These hotkeys will only launch the designated signed HP EFI and preboot applications. Please contact the Business Notebook BIOS team to launch the QuickWeb.
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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... Since these applications reside on the HP_TOOLS partition. Thus an option is needed to disable this capability for BIOS to only launch HP signed preboot applications. HP QuickWeb Enable/Disable Default: Enable 5 Preboot Security Requirements Signed Preboot Applications When a preboot application is launched,... the public hard drive partition which are easily accessible and thus hacked, it has as the BIOS. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enable The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to be used as an attack tool of the QuickLook application option. In...
... Since these applications reside on the HP_TOOLS partition. Thus an option is needed to disable this capability for BIOS to only launch HP signed preboot applications. HP QuickWeb Enable/Disable Default: Enable 5 Preboot Security Requirements Signed Preboot Applications When a preboot application is launched,... the public hard drive partition which are easily accessible and thus hacked, it has as the BIOS. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enable The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to be used as an attack tool of the QuickLook application option. In...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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...construed as constituting an additional warranty. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are set forth in the United States and other countries. [November 2009] 6 The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to change without notice. The information contained herein...such products and services. Additional References For additional information, refer to the resources listed below: HP Technology Center http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter HP technical support http://www.hp.com/support Intel's Extensible Firmware Interface (Home Page) http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/ ...
...construed as constituting an additional warranty. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are set forth in the United States and other countries. [November 2009] 6 The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to change without notice. The information contained herein...such products and services. Additional References For additional information, refer to the resources listed below: HP Technology Center http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter HP technical support http://www.hp.com/support Intel's Extensible Firmware Interface (Home Page) http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/ ...