HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup Administration Guide For Business Notebook and Desktop 2015 Models - Technical whitepaper

May 2016
857394-002
HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
© Copyright 2016 HP Development Company, L.P.
4 Security Menu 24
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 Dynamic Runtime
Scanning of Boot
Block
Setting
When checked, allows HP Sure Start © will verify the integrity of
the HP firmware in the non-volatile (flash) memory every 15
minutes while the system in the On state with the user
operating system active
2014 Desktop: New
Checked
4.4 Smart Cover Menu (Desktop Only)
This sub-menu controls settings for Cover Lock and Cover Sensor.
Table 13 Smart Cover Menu features
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
Cover
Lock
Setting
The Smart Cover Lock is a software-controllable cover lock. This lock prevents
unauthorized access to the internal components. The following settings are
possible:
 Lock
 Unlock
Unlock
Desktop
Only with
Cover Lock
Reboot
Required
Cover
Removal
Sensor
Setting
The Cover Removal Sensor has the following settings:
 Disabled
 Notify the User: (Used by individuals managing their desktop)
 Administrator Password: (Used to alert desktop administrators of a cover
removal, by blocking use of the desktop without an administrator
password. This setting is only visible when an administrator password set)
Disabled
Desktop
Only with
Cover
Sensor
Reboot
Required
4.5 Hard Drive Utilities Menu
This sub-menu provides features that protect the data on individual hard drives, such as: recovering the master boot record,
preventing unauthorized access and erasing data.