HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7600 Software Overview (June 2005)

HP Compaq dc7600 Software Overview Whitepaper
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Stability - HP BIOS supports the HP stable product roadmap by releasing only critical BIOS changes to the factory
and advanced change notification.
Security - HP BIOS offers a robust and flexible set of security features to help the system administrator secure their
systems from removal of sensitive data, and help prevent access by unauthorized users, subversion of OS security
policies, removal of hardware, flash of rogue BIOS images, master boot record viruses, and attacks on BIOS
settings.
Thermal and power management - The HP BIOS provides and enables thermal and power management
technologies to assist in operating the HP Business Desktop computer in any enterprise environment.
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 DOS (ROMPAQ, Flashlite), BIOS updates from within Windows (CPQFlash,
SSM), and fail-safe recovery.
Additional BIOS Highlighted Features
Power-On password - The power-on password helps prevent an unauthorized user from powering on the
system. After a power-on password is established, the user is required to type the password during the power-on
process.
Administrator password - The administrator password, also known as the setup password, helps prevent
unauthorized changes to the system configuration. If the administrator password is not known, the BIOS version
cannot be changed and changes cannot be made to BIOS settings using F10 setup or under the OS.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
represents a significant innovation in power and configuration management, allowing operating systems and
applications to manage power based on activity and usage. HP Compaq dc7600 models use ACPI to provide
power conservation features under Windows XP and Windows 2000.
The ROM BIOS version that will initially ship on the dc7600 is version 1.xx. For more information related to the
dc7600 BIOS please refer to the white paper HP Desktop BIOS, part number 371246-001.
Common Image Considerations
One of the design benefits of the dc7600 product family is that HP carefully engineers the software image to be
compatible across the various hardware form factors within the family. An important ingredient is delivering
common hardware architecture as this reduces image compatibility issues. HP realizes that many of our customers
create their own OS images to incorporate applications and standards for their business.
For these customers who create their own images it is recommended by HP to begin with the factory preinstalled
image as a “base” for the common image. If the file system type or the partition structure is not desirable, HP
recommends that you still use the factory preinstalled image to build the common image. File system and
partitioning can be customized during the image load phase of the deployment process.
If the factory preinstalled image has already been removed from the hard drive, you may restore that image using
the Restore Plus! CD and the Restore Plus! documentation included with the computer. For more information on
building a common image please refer to HP document, Building a Common Image, Developing a Common Image
across HP Desktops, part number 339083-002.