Bios boot order not persistent

Hello,
I am having problems with my nb-305 boot order.  The machine will boot from SD card if I select it during boot by hitting F12.  I decided to change the boot order permanently in the bios.  Made the changes and hit F10.  Machine booted fine from SD media.  Power down and power back up.  Bios forgot boot order.  
Is there a way to make changes to the boot order permanent?

Hi,
The below image will show you the default boot order for Legacy since you are using Windows 7.
Toggle down (down arrow) to Legacy then F10 to accept.  Once you select the HD and accept then see if the arrow keys will allow you to move the HD up in the priority selection list. You should see a Save Changes and Exit under the File topics.
On some PCs, it's not possible to change the boot order as the BIOS code is following rigid rules.
HP has set the UEFI code to load first then the legacy code.  Some PCs will allow you to load one or the other and if both are loaded which is to load first.
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