HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup Whitepaper

August 2018
919946-003
HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
© Copyright 2016-2018 HP Development Company, L.P.
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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 will check 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
3.4 Network Configuration Settings Menu
The “Update System BIOS” sub-menu configures the network connection to the server that is the host for the system
firmware updates
Table 6 Network Configuration Settings Menu features
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 Proxy Server
Setting
When checked, enables the use of a proxy server
Unchecked
Edit Proxy Server
Setting
Specify the Proxy Server Address and the Port Number through the
common-used <server>:<port> notation
Test Network
Connection
Action
Check the network connection using current BIOS update
configuration
IPv4 Configuration
Setting
The following settings are possible:
• Automatic
• Manual
Automatic
IPv4 Address
Setting
When IPv4 settings are manual, setup for static IPv4 address