HP Dc7700 HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7700 Software Overview September 2006 - Page 9

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 (Flashlite), BIOS updates from within Windows (HPQFlash, SSM), and failsafe 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 dc7700 models use ACPI to provide power conservation features under Windows XP and Windows 2000. The ROM BIOS version that will initially ship on the dc7700 is version 1.05. Common Image Considerations One of the design benefits of the dc7700 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 HP Backup & Recovery Manager 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. Software Image Development on dc7700 Stable Products At the product launch of the dc7700 product family, the dc7700 small form factor (SFF), ultra-slim desktop (USDT), and convertible mini-tower (CMT) designs will utilize the Intel Q965 chipset. It is important to point out that HP will deliver a common software OS image that is fully compatible between the dc7700 CMT/SFF and USDT architectures. HP Compaq dc7700 Software Overview Whitepaper 9