Q & A - HP 2230s - Compaq Business Notebook Overview

Q & A
What is SATA?
SATA refers to Serial ATA, which is a storage interface bus used by desktop and
laptop manufacturers for connecting mass storage devices to the PC's
motherboard. SATA replaces earlier bus adapter versions of known as ATA and
the Parallel ATA (PATA.)
F10 control of this feature under System Configuration Menu permits the choice of:
Serial ATA (SATA) Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode,
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supporting advanced features such as hot-plug and native command queues
Serial ATA (SATA) Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) mode, does not support
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SATA's advanced features
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, which focus on
reliability and performance to maximize fault tolerance is also supported SATA.
What is HP QuickLook?
HP QuickLook is a Personal Information Manager (PIM) viewer for Microsoft
Outlook 2003 and 2007. Captures Microsoft Outlook email, calendar, tasks, and
contact information, and displays it without fully booting into the operating system
and without launching Microsoft Outlook by pressing a single button.
Note: HP QuickLook 2 is accessible when the notebook is off or in hibernation
from Windows XP or Vista. Timings may vary depending on the system
configuration.
What is EFI?
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is a set of modular interfaces that replaces the
set of traditional BIOS interfaces between the operating system and platform
firmware. Online help is available from the QuickLook Preferences page accessed
off the Outlook toolbar.
What is HP SpareKey?
By using HP SpareKey and responding correctly to the pre-selected three personal
questions an individual can quickly recover his Windows password without the
need to contact the IT helpdesk for assistance, thus saving considerable time for
the user and helpdesk expense for the business.
Note: User setup required.
Will the move to a graphical user interface reduce the supported
functions?
No, functionality has improved when compared to our 2007 F10 Setup.
What is contained in the HP_TOOLS partition?
The HP_TOOLS partition contains code for EFI based utilities - F10 Setup,
QuickLook 2 and System Diagnostics. For additional information on EFI and the