HP Intel Core i7 4770S 732507-001 Manuel D’Utilisation

HP ProDesk 400 G1, SFF Chassis

742427-001

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Access the Setup Utility during computer boot by pressing the F10 key. If you do not press F10 

at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press F10 when the monitor 

light turns green. NOTE: Not all settings are available for all models.

Establishing a Setup or Power-On password:

1. Turn on or restart the computer. 
2. As soon as the computer turns on, press the Esc key while “Press the ESC key for Startup 

Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

3. Press the F10 key to enter Computer Setup.
4. To establish Setup password, select Security > Setup Password and follow the 

instructions.

- or -

To establish a Power-On password, select Security > Power-On Password and follow the 

instructions on the screen

5. Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit. 

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
To change the Setup password, go to step 2.

To change the Power-on password, go to step 3.
2. To change the Setup password, as soon as the computer turns on:

- Press the Esc key while “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed. 

- Press the F10 key to enter Computer Setup.

3. When the key icon appears, type your current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter 

character, your new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your 

new password again as shown:

NOTE: Type the new password carefully since the characters do not appear on the screen. 

4. Press Enter.
The new password will take effect the next time the computer is restarted. 

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
 To delete the Setup password, go to step 2.

 To delete the Power-On password, go to step 3.
2. To change the Setup password, as soon as the computer turns on:

- Press the Esc key while “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed. 

- Press the F10 key to enter Computer Setup.

3. When the key icon appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate 

delimiter character as shown. Example: currentpassword/ 

4. Press Enter. 

1. Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet.
2. Remove the access panel.
3. On the system board, press and hold the CMOS button for 5 seconds. 
4. Replace the chassis access panel and reconnect the power cord.
5. Turn on the computer and allow it to start. 

File

System Information - Lists the following main system specifications:
• Product  name

• Manufacturer

• SKU number (some models)

• Processor type/speed/stepping

• Cache  size  (L1/L2/L3)

• Installed memory size/speed/ch

• Integrated MAC Address

• Chassis serial number

• Asset tracking number

• System  BIOS

About - Displays copyright notice.
Set Time and Date - Allows you to set system time and date.
Replicated Setup - Allows you to save or restore system configuration to/

from a USB flash drive.
Default Setup - Allows you to save current settings as default or restore fac-

tory settings as default.
Apply Defaults and Exit - Applies the selected default settings and clears any 

established passwords.
Ignore Changes and Exit - Exits Computer setup without saving changes.
Save Changes and Exit - Saves changes to system configuration or default 

settings and exits Computer Setup.

Storage

Device Configuration - Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. The 

following options may display depending on configuration:
• CD-ROM

• Hard  Disk

• SMART  (ATA  disks  only)

• Diskette

Storage Options - Allows you to set:

• SATA Emulation - Choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed 

by the OS. SATA Emulation choices are AHCI, RAID, or IDE.

• Removable Media Boot - Enables/disables ability to boot the system from 

removable media.

Boot Order - Specify boot order for UEFI and legacy boot sources. Also specify 

hard drive boot order.

•  Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order

Security

Setup Password - Set and enable the setup (Admin) password.
Power-On Password - Set and enable power-on password.
Password Options - Allows to you enable/disable:

• Lock  Legacy  Resources

• Setup Browse Mode

• Password prompt on F9 & F12

• Network Server Mode
Smart Cover - Allows you to lock/unlock the smart cover and set the cover 

removal sensor to disable/notify user/setup password.
Device Security - Set Device Available/Device Hidden for: embedded security device, 

system audio, network controller, USB controller, serial/parallel ports, and SATA 

ports.
USB Security - Set Device Available/Device Hidden for front USB ports, rear USB 

ports, accessory USB ports.
Slot Security - Disable the PCI, PCIe, and Mini Card slots.
Network Boot - Enables/disables boot from OS (NIC models only).
System IDs - Allows you to update asset tag, ownership tag, UUID, keyboard 

locale setting.
Master Boot Record Security - enables/disables MBR.
System Security - Allows you to set:

• Data Execution Prevention (enable/disable)

• SVM CPU Virtualization (enable/disable).

• Virtualization Technology (VTx) (enable/disable)

• Virtualization Technology/Directed IO (VTd) (enable/disable)

• Trusted Execution Technology (enable/disable)

• Embedded Security Device (enable/disable)

• Reset to Factory Settings (Do not reset/Reset)

• Measure boot variables/devices to PCR1 (enable/disable)

• OS management of Embedded Security Device (enable/disable)

• Reset of Embedded Security Device through OS (enable/disable)

• No PPI provisioning (Windows 8 only; enable/disable)

• Allow PPI policy to be changed by OS (enable/disable)
DriveLock Security - Allows you to assign or modify a master or user password 

for hard drives.
Secure Boot Configuration (Windows 8 only)

• Legacy Support (enable/disable)

• Secure Boot (enable/disable).

• Key Management (enable/disable)

• Fast Boot (enable/disable)

Power

OS Power Management - Allows you to enable/disable Runtime Power Man-

agement, Idle Power Savings, Unique Sleep State Blink Rates.
Hardware Power Management - Enable/disable SATA power management, S5 maxi-

mum power savings., PCI express power management, network controller, USB 3.0 

controller
Thermal - Control minimum fan speed.

Advanced

Power-On Options - Allows you to set:

• POST mode (QuickBoot, Clear Memory, FullBoot, or FullBoot Every x Days)

• POST messages (enable/disable)

• Press the ESC key for Startup Menu (enable/disable)

• Option ROM Prompt (enable/disable)

• After  Power  Loss  (off/on/previous state)

• POST Delay (none, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 60 seconds)

• Remote Wakeup Boot Source (remote server/local hard drive)

• Factory Recovery Boot Support (enable/disable)

• Bypass F1 Prompt on Configuration Changes (enable/disable)
BIOS Power-On - Set the computer to turn on at a preset time.
Bus Options - Allows you to enable/disable PCI SERR# Generation and PCI VGA 

palette snooping.
Onboard Devices - Allows you to set resources for or disable on-board system 

devices.

Advanced

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Device Options - Allows you to set:

• Printer mode (Bi-Directional, EPP + ECP, Output Only)

• Num Lock State at Power-on (off/on)

• Integrated Video (enable/disable)

• Integrated Graphics (Auto/Disable/Force)

• Internal Speaker (enable/disable)

• NIC PXE Option ROM Download (enable/disable)

• SATA RAID Option ROM Download (enable/disable)

• Multi-Processor (enable/disable)

• Hyper-threading (enable/disable)

• Turbo Mode (enable/disable)
VGA Configuration - Allows you to specify which VGA controller is the “boot”/

primary. Displayed only if add-in video card installed.
Option ROM Launch Policy - lets you set the launch policy for option ROMs.
AMT Configuration - Allows you to set:

• AMT (enable/disable)

• Unconfigure AMT/ME (enable/disable)

• Hide Unconfigure ME Confirmation Prompt (enable/disable)

• Watchdog Timer (enable/disable)