Key features of the HP BIOS include:
• Deployment and manageability – HP BIOS provides several technologies that help integrate the HP EliteOne 1000
Business PC into the enterprise, such as PXE, remote configuration, remote control, and BIOS (F10) Setup support for
14 languages.
• Network firmware updates – Update your BIOS via the cloud or standardize on a BIOS version hosted on an Enterprise
network.
• Stability – HP BIOS supports the HP stable product roadmap by releasing only critical BIOS changes to the factory and
advanced change notification.
• UEFI specification version 2.6
• 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 HP Business Desktop
computer in any enterprise 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 upgrade HP Business Desktop computers, including
BIOS updates from within Windows (HPBIOSUPDREC), HP Client Manager, and fail-safe recovery. In addition, the HP
BIOS Configuration Utility enables replication of BIOS settings within Windows while the Replicated Setup feature
provides the same capability within BIOS (F10) Setup. The BIOS Configuration Utility is available from the HP support
website.
• 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 cannot be updated and changes cannot be made
to BIOS settings using BIOS Setup or under the OS.
• S5 Maximum Power Savings setting supports EU Lot6 requirement and allows the computer to power down below
0.5W in S5 (when turned off). When S5 Maximum Power Savings feature is enabled below features are turned off:
- Power to expansion connectors / slots
- Wake events other than power buttons (such as wake on LAN)
- USB charging ports
• HP SureStart