Key features of the HP BIOS include:
Deployment and manageability – HP BIOS provides several technologies that help integrate the HP ElitePOS G1
Retail System into a business environment, such as PXE, remote configuration, remote control, and F10 Setup
support for 14 languages.
Update your BIOS via the cloud or standardize on a BIOS version hosted on Enterprise network.
Select models feature either Intel® Standard Manageability or Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processor Technology.
Stability – HP BIOS supports the HP stable product roadmap by releasing only critical BIOS changes to the factory
and advanced change notification.
UEFI specification 2.5
Absolute Persistence agent – For tracking and tracing services, available in select countries, separate software
and purchase of a subscription is required.
Thermal and power management – The HP BIOS provides and enables thermal and power management
technologies so component temperatures are managed for high reliability and to assist in operating the ElitePOS
G1 Retail System in any retail environment.
Acoustic performance – Industry leading acoustic emissions across the range of operating conditions.
Serviceability – HP BIOS provides diagnostic and detailed service information.
Upgrades and recovery – HP BIOS provides numerous ways to update the HP ElitePOS, using a host-based
Windows application, various remote deployment tools (HP Client Manager, HP Software Support Manager,
scheduled network updates, and fail-safe recovery. In addition, the HP ElitePOS system supports management
tools for replicating BIOS settings throughout the Enterprise, either host-based software (HP BIOS Configuration
Utility), 3rd party remote management tools such as SCCM, or manually using USB.
HP BIOS uses PKI signing of the BIOS for trusted BIOS upgrades and recovery.
Additional HP BIOS Features:
Power-On password – Helps prevent an unauthorized user from powering on the system.
Administrator password – Also known as the setup password, this helps prevent unauthorized changes to the
system configuration. If the administrator password is not known, the BIOS version cannot be changed and
changes cannot be made to BIOS settings using F10 setup or under the OS.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) – Represents a significant innovation in power and
configuration management, allowing operating systems and applications to manage power based on activity and
usage. The HP ElitePOS G1 Retail System uses ACPI to provide power conservation features.
S5 Max Power Savings setting supports EU Lot6 requirement and allows the computer to power down below .5W
in S5 (when turned off). When S5 Max Power Savings feature is enabled power to slots is turned off along with
WOL functionality and USB Charging ports.
When the S5 Maximum Power Savings feature is enabled, only the power button will turn on the system. Other
wake sources such as Wake on LAN are powered off and do not function.
Sure Start
BIOS Integrity checking – Sure Start protection ensures that only trusted BIOS code is executed and not rootkits,
viruses and malware. Verification is done upon boot up, shutdown and while on.
Sure Start is set by default to automatically repair the BIOS if corrupted or compromised but is policy driven for
better manageability.
Protecting beyond BIOS – Integrity checking and repair is extended to other data that should be protected such as
network configuration parameters (network name), platform specific information (i.e. system IDs) and other code
the system needs to boot.
Audit enabled – System Audit via Sure Start Event Logs capture data such as incident, repair date and time for
troubleshooting and investigating.