HP ProDesk 400 G4 Micro Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 123

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Nonvolatile memory type System BIOS Amount (size) Does this memory store customer data? Does this memory retain data when power is removed? 4-megabytes to Yes Yes 5-megabytes Intel 1.5-megabytes Yes Yes Management or 5-megabytes Engine Firmware (present in only specific ZBook and EliteBook models. For more information, go to http://www.hp.com/ support, and select your country. Select Drivers & Downloads, and then follow the on-screen instructions.) What is the purpose of this memory? How is data input into this memory? How is this memory writeprotected? Stores system BIOS code and computer configuration data. System BIOS code is programmed at the factory. Code is updated when the system BIOS is updated. Configuration data and settings are input using the Computer Setup (BIOS) or a custom utility. NOTE: Writing data to this ROM in an inappropriate manner can render the computer nonfunctional. A utility is required for writing data to this memory and is available on the HP website; go to http://www.hp.com/ support, and select your country. Select Drivers & Downloads, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Stores Management Engine Code, Settings, Provisioning Data and iAMT third-party data store. Management Engine Code is programmed at the factory. Code is updated via Intel secure firmware update utility. Unique Provisioning Data can be entered at the factory or by an administrator using the Management Engine (MEBx) setup utility. The third party data store contents can be populated by a remote management console or local applications that have been registered by an administrator to have access to the space. The Intel chipset is configured to enforce hardware protection to block all direct read/write access to this area. An Intel utility is required for updating the firmware. Only firmware updates digitally signed by Intel can be applied using this utility. Nonvolatile memory 115

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Nonvolatile
memory type
Amount (size)
Does this
memory store
customer data?
Does this
memory retain
data when
power is
removed?
What is
the purpose of
this memory?
How is data
input into this
memory?
How is this
memory write-
protected?
System BIOS
4-megabytes to
5-megabytes
Yes
Yes
Stores system
BIOS code and
computer
configuration
data.
System BIOS
code is
programmed at
the factory. Code
is updated when
the system BIOS
is updated.
Configuration
data and
settings are
input using
the Computer
Setup (BIOS) or a
custom utility.
NOTE:
Writing
data to this ROM
in an
inappropriate
manner can
render
the computer
nonfunctional.
A utility is
required for
writing data to
this memory and
is available on
the HP website;
go to
support
, and
select your
country. Select
Drivers &
Downloads
, and
then follow
the on-screen
instructions.
Intel
Management
Engine Firmware
(present in only
specific
ZBook
and EliteBook
models. For
more
information, go
to
support
, and
select your
country. Select
Drivers &
Downloads
, and
then follow
the on-screen
instructions.)
1.5-megabytes
or 5-megabytes
Yes
Yes
Stores
Management
Engine Code,
Settings,
Provisioning
Data and iAMT
third-party data
store.
Management
Engine Code is
programmed at
the factory. Code
is updated via
Intel secure
firmware
update
utility. Unique
Provisioning
Data can be
entered at
the factory or by
an administrator
using
the Management
Engine (MEBx)
setup utility. The
third party data
store contents
can be
populated by a
remote
management
console or local
applications that
have been
registered by an
administrator to
have access to
the space.
The Intel chipset
is
configured
to
enforce
hardware
protection to
block all direct
read/write
access to this
area. An Intel
utility is required
for updating
the
firmware.
Only
firmware
updates digitally
signed by Intel
can be applied
using this utility.
Nonvolatile memory
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