HP Probook 6450 B User Guide

14 MultiBoot
About the boot device order
As the computer starts, the system attempts to boot from enabled boot devices. The MultiBoot utility,
which is enabled at the factory, controls the order in which the system selects a boot device. Boot devices
can include optical drives, diskette drives, a network interface card (NIC), hard drives, and USB devices.
Boot devices contain bootable media or files that the computer needs to start and operate properly.
NOTE:Some boot devices must be enabled in Computer...

NOTE:An optical drive (such as a CD-ROM drive) can boot either as drive A or drive C, depending
on the format of the boot CD.
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Enabling boot devices in Computer Setup
The computer will boot to a USB device or a NIC device only if the device has first been enabled in
Computer Setup.
To start Computer Setup and enable a USB device or a NIC device as a boot device, follow these steps:
1.Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu”
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2.Press f10 to enter BIOS Setup.
3.To enable bootable media in USB drives or in drives inserted into...

Considering boot order changes
Before changing the boot order, note the following considerations:
●When the computer restarts after the boot order has been changed, the computer attempts to start
using the new boot order.
●If there is more than one type of boot device, the computer attempts to boot using the first of each
type of boot device (except for optical devices). For example, if the computer is connected to an
optional docking device (select models only) that contains a hard drive, this hard...

Choosing MultiBoot preferences
You can use MultiBoot in the following ways:
●To set a new boot order that the computer uses each time it is turned on, by changing the boot
order in Computer Setup.
●To dynamically choose the boot device, by pressing esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup
Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and then pressing f9 to enter the Boot
Device Options menu.
●To use MultiBoot Express to set variable boot orders. This feature prompts you for a boot device...

Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt
To dynamically choose a boot device for the current startup sequence, follow these steps:
1.Open the Select Boot Device menu by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing
esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
2.Press f9.
3.Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select a boot device, and then press enter.
Your changes go into effect immediately.
Setting a MultiBoot...

15 Management and printing
Using Client Management Solutions
Client Management Solutions software provides standards-based solutions for managing client (user)
desktop, workstation, notebook, and tablet computers in a networked environment.
Client management includes the following key capabilities and features:
●Initial software image deployment
●Remote system software installation
●Software management and updates
●ROM updates
●Tracking and security of computer assets (the hardware and software installed...

Managing and updating software
HP provides several tools for managing and updating software on client computers:
●HP Client Manager for Altiris (select models only)
NOTE:To download HP Client Manager for Altiris or to obtain more information about HP Client
Manager for Altiris, see the HP Web site at 
http://www.hp.com.
●HP CCM (Client Configuration Manager) (select models only)
●HP SSM (System Software Manager)
HP Client Manager for Altiris (select models only)
HP Client Manager for Altiris integrates...

●Help desk and problem resolution
◦Management of help desk tickets
◦Remote troubleshooting
◦Remote problem resolution
◦Client disaster recovery
●Software and operations management
◦Ongoing client management
◦HP system software deployment
◦Application self-healing (the ability to identify and repair certain application problems)
Altiris Solutions software provides easy-to-use software distribution capabilities. HP Client Manager for
Altiris enables communication with the Altiris Solutions software, which...

HP CCM (Client Configuration Manager) (select models only)
HP CCM (Client Configuration Manager) automates the management of software such as operating
systems, programs, software updates, and content and configuration settings to ensure that each
computer is maintained in the correct configuration. With these automated management solutions, you
can manage software throughout the life cycle of the computer.
CCM enables you to perform the following tasks:
●Collect hardware and software inventory across...