Non-Hp-Signed Efi Applications; User Launch And Boot Options; Additional Bios Policies For The Efi Environment - HP 2730p - EliteBook - Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz Manuallines

Non–HP-signed EFI applications
HP Note
HP recommends that you run only-HP-signed EFI applications.
If you want to launch non–HP-signed EFI applications for development purposes, follow these steps:
Access the Computer Setup utility and select System Configuration.
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Select Device Configurations, select UEFI Boot Mode, and then select Enabled.
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User launch and boot options

You can boot from an EFI file by pressing the F9 key to launch the Boot Devices Options menu. All
available boot options are listed on the Boot Option menu. Selecting Boot from EFI File presents a file
explorer screen that lists all available file system mappings. Each entry allows traversing for that
volume structure after the desired EFI application is found. Highlight an entry, and then press Enter to
launch the application. For security reasons, the BIOS administrator can disable the function. For
more information, refer to the section in this white paper titled "Non–HP-signed EFI applications."

Additional BIOS policies for the EFI environment

BIOS uses the following policies, listed below with their possible settings and default value, to control
the EFI preboot environment:
UEFI Boot Mode
This policy controls whether the BIOS allows booting to an EFI file. For security, HP recommends
that this option remain disabled. When it is disabled, the Boot from EFI File option does not display
in the Boot Manager when F9 is pressed. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications.
Custom Logo
The EFI BIOS allows you to customize the logo displayed during the boot. The logo is a bitmap file
that you can add or change on the EFI partition.
Use the following steps to set up a custom logo screen on your computer:
Select the custom logo image you want to use, and then use imaging software to convert the
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image to a bitmap (.bmp) and modify image size to 1024 x 768 or smaller, as necessary.
In the Hewlett-Packard folder on the HP_TOOLS partition, create a Logo subfolder.
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Save the image in the \Hewlett-Packard\Logo folder.
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Rename the image as Hplogo.bmp.
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Reboot the computer and press the F10 key to enter Setup.
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Select System Configuration, and then select Boot Options.
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Select Custom Logo, and then select Enabled.
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Save changes and exit Setup. The custom logo displays on the boot screen.
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HP QuickLook
The EFI BIOS provides this policy to control the availability of the QuickLook application option.
Enable/Disable
Enable/Disable
Enable/Disable
Default: Disabled
Default: Disabled
Default: Enabled
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