HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup Administration Guide For Commercial Platforms using HP BIOSphere Gen 3-5 2016 -2019 Technical Whitepaper

HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
June 2019
919946-004
© Copyright 2016-2019 HP Development Company, L.P.
3 F10 Main Menu 14
BIOS Update Preferences
Menu
Menu with network BIOS update settings such as
source, actions when an update is available, and
the frequency to check for updates.
Network Configuration Settings
Menu
Configure the network connection to the server
that is the host for your system firmware
updates.
Update System and Supported Device
Firmware Using Local Media
Action
Updates the system BIOS by using files stored on
local media such as the hard drive or a USB drive
formatted as FAT32 or EFI system partition. The
files needed to update the system can be saved
to the hard drive or USB device using the HP
Firmware Update & Recovery app.
Reboot
required
3.4 BIOS Update Preferences Menu
The Update System BIOS submenu provides options for updating to the latest system firmware as well as configuring
where to check for system firmware updates, what to do when an update is available, and the frequency to check for them.
Table 5 BIOS Update Preferences Menu features
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 Check for Update on
Next Reboot
Action
When checked, check if an updated BIOS is available during the
next boot. This feature is only necessary from a WMI call. From
the F10 Setup menu, use the feature Main > Update System
BIOS > Check the Network for BIOS Updates that checks for
updates without a reboot.
Unchecked
Reboot
required
BIOS Source
Setting
Select the source URL for BIOS updates
• HP.com
• Custom URL
HP.com
Edit Custom URL
Setting
When not using HP.com, define the custom URL here.
Automatic BIOS Update
Setting
Setting
Defines how automatic updates behave. The following settings
are possible:
• Do not update
• Check for BIOS updates automatically, but let me
decide whether to install them
• Download and install normal BIOS update
automatically
• Download and install important BIOS updates
automatically
Do Not
Update
BIOS Update Frequency
Setting
Sets the frequency of checks to the BIOS update server. If a
newer version of BIOS has been made available on the network
server, the system will prompt to update the BIOS.
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
Monthly