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Installing SATA Drivers on HP Notebook PCs - White Paper - Page 12
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HP ProBook 6555b Notebook PC
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AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor √
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Wireless
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Restore Media (OSDVD):
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... parts: AC adapter Battery (system) Hard drive Memory module Optical drive SIM WLAN module WPAN module WWAN module
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...United States
AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs P320 (2.1 GHz/25W/1 MB L2 cache) for use only on HP Compaq 6555b and 6455b computer models (includes replacement thermal material)
AMD ...(Turbo up to 3.33 GHz), 4 MB L3 cache, 4 threads, 35 W) for use only on HP Compaq 6550b and 6450b computer models (includes replacement thermal material)
Intel Core i7-720QM (1.60 GHz (Turbo up to ...
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... spare part kit includes replacement thermal material. Description
Spare part number
For use only on HP Compaq 6555b and 6455b computer models:
AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processor N930 (2.0 GHz/35W/2 MB L2...Processor P520 (2.3 GHz/25W/2 MB L2 cache)
594173-001
AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs P320 (2.1 GHz/25W/1 MB L2 cache)
594165-001
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... enrollment (enabled by default). Reset/clear the fingerprint reader ownership (select models only; Enroll or reset HP SpareKey, which protects the computer from unauthorized access to change , or delete a BIOS administrator password.
Computer Setup menus 147
Enable/disable Automatic DriveLock support.
CAUTION: If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on any computer hard drive...
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.... Select Language Boot Options
To do this
Enable/disable HP SpareKey (enabled by default). Reset/clear the fingerprint reader ownership (select models only;
NOTE: ... BIOS administrator password. Computer Setup menus 143 Select HP SpareKey Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (If Present) Change Password HP SpareKey Enrollment DriveLock Password
Automatic...
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.../clear the fingerprint reader ownership (select models only; disabled by default).
NOTE: You must have a setup password to destroy all existing data on Reboot (If Present) Change Password HP SpareKey Enrollment DriveLock Password
Automatic DriveLock TPM Embedded Security
Disk Sanitizer
System IDs
To do this setting. Run Disk Sanitizer to change , or delete a BIOS administrator password...
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