HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup

HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
July 2020
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7 Security Menu (2019 and older) 69
7.8 Hard Drive Utilities Menu
This submenu provides features that protect the data on individual hard drives, such as recovering the master boot record
(MBR), preventing unauthorized access, and erasing data.
Table 44 Hard Drive Utilities Menu features
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 Save/Restore MBR of
the system hard drive
Setting
When checked, saves a baseline MBR that can be restored if a
change is detected
NOTE: Not applicable for UEFI boot modes
Unchecked
Reboot
Required
 Save/Restore GPT of
System Hard Drive
Setting
When checked, saves a baseline GUID Partition Table that can
be restored if a change is detected.
NOTE: Not applicable for Legacy boot modes
Prior to 2016: Did not exist
Unchecked
Reboot
Required
Boot Sector (MBR/GPT)
Recovery Policy
Setting
Allows selection of the default action when an MBR/GPT event
occurs.
Local User
Control
DriveLock/Automatic
DriveLock
Menu
DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a
selected hard drive.
Secure Erase
Select a Drive…
Action
Uses hardware-based methods to erase safely all data and
personal information from a selected Hard Drive.
Reboot
Required
 Allow OPAL Hard
Drive SID Authentication
Setting
Allows for higher security on self-encrypting drives that
support SID Authentication. When unchecked, 3
rd
party
applications (including some encryption software) are not
allowed to perform certain drive operations. Storage
encryption software solutions may not function unless this
feature is checked.
Unchecked
Reboot
Required