User Guide

System requirements
Intel 7th Generation Core i3, i5, or i7 processors
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) driver, Version 15.5 or later
Operating system: Windows® 10 Spring 2017 Creator’s Update (1703) or later installed on a supported
storage device
IMPORTANT: Only Windows 10 Spring 2017 Creator’s Update (1703) or later is supported.
A supported backend (slow media system disk) storage device connected to the Intel AHCI controller o
the chipset with Windows 10 64-bit installed, formatted for the GUID partition table (GPT), and at least 5
MB of continuous, unallocated space at the end of the boot volume
HP BIOS Version 02.06 or newer
NOTE: To locate the latest BIOS for your product, go to http://www.hp.com/support.
BIOS congured for Optane
The Intel Optane memory module populated in an M.2 connector
IMPORTANT: Intel Optane memory does not support self-encrypting or Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) 140-2 drives.
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