HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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HP Business Notebook HP TOOLS Partition Guidelines V1.6 November 2009 Table of HP EFI and Preboot applications- EFI Power Management...4 6. HP_TOOLS Partition Directories and Descriptions 3 5. Introduction ...2 2. Location of Contents: 1. the HP TOOLS Fat32 Partition 3 Volume Name ...3 HP_TOOLS Partition Size 3 4. How BIOS Launches EFI and other preboot Applications 4 7. Supported Platforms ...2 3. Preboot Security Requirements 5 Signed preboot applications 5 Additional F10 Policies for Preboot Environment 5 8. Additional References ...6
HP Business Notebook HP TOOLS Partition Guidelines V1.6 November 2009 Table of HP EFI and Preboot applications- EFI Power Management...4 6. HP_TOOLS Partition Directories and Descriptions 3 5. Introduction ...2 2. Location of Contents: 1. the HP TOOLS Fat32 Partition 3 Volume Name ...3 HP_TOOLS Partition Size 3 4. How BIOS Launches EFI and other preboot Applications 4 7. Supported Platforms ...2 3. Preboot Security Requirements 5 Signed preboot applications 5 Additional F10 Policies for Preboot Environment 5 8. Additional References ...6
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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EFI uses a modular, platform‐independent architecture that replaces the set of its commercial notebook computers.1 Along with accessing other BIOS functions. On 2008 and later commercial notebook platforms with the EFI BIOS, HP created the partition as HP_TOOLS. For more complex chipsets, add‐in cards, and so on all of modular interfaces that can...
EFI uses a modular, platform‐independent architecture that replaces the set of its commercial notebook computers.1 Along with accessing other BIOS functions. On 2008 and later commercial notebook platforms with the EFI BIOS, HP created the partition as HP_TOOLS. For more complex chipsets, add‐in cards, and so on all of modular interfaces that can...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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HP EFI applications and preboot applications provide extensive preboot functions to be placed under the directory: :\HEWLETT‐PACKARD\softwarename e.g. On 2008 and later commercial notebook platforms with EFI BIOS, the preboot partition HP_TOOLS is created by the preinstall team as Windows BitLocker or ... Quicklook.efi and its digital signature should follow the rules for NTFS file system. These HP preboot applications are web released, they need to the system BIOS residing in the flash rom. And the EFI application and preboot application installation should be installed...
HP EFI applications and preboot applications provide extensive preboot functions to be placed under the directory: :\HEWLETT‐PACKARD\softwarename e.g. On 2008 and later commercial notebook platforms with EFI BIOS, the preboot partition HP_TOOLS is created by the preinstall team as Windows BitLocker or ... Quicklook.efi and its digital signature should follow the rules for NTFS file system. These HP preboot applications are web released, they need to the system BIOS residing in the flash rom. And the EFI application and preboot application installation should be installed...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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...is used to define and assign a hotkey for HP certain preboot applications. How BIOS Launches EFI and Other Preboot Applications For HP Signed Preboot Applications The HP signed preboot applications; It can launch QuickWeb from S5 and S4. BIOS has an option to disable the QuickLook launch. ... EFI application. 4 is no power management under EFI shell. Note: These hotkeys will only launch the designated signed HP EFI and preboot applications. Please contact the Business Notebook BIOS team to launch the QuickWeb. is used to launch the Diagnostic EFI application during POST when the...
...is used to define and assign a hotkey for HP certain preboot applications. How BIOS Launches EFI and Other Preboot Applications For HP Signed Preboot Applications The HP signed preboot applications; It can launch QuickWeb from S5 and S4. BIOS has an option to disable the QuickLook launch. ... EFI application. 4 is no power management under EFI shell. Note: These hotkeys will only launch the designated signed HP EFI and preboot applications. Please contact the Business Notebook BIOS team to launch the QuickWeb. is used to launch the Diagnostic EFI application during POST when the...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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..., it 's recommended to use the hot key. For security, it 's necessary for BIOS to disable this capability for the highly sensitive security environment. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enable The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to an EFI file. HP QuickWeb Enable/Disable Default: Enable 5 Preboot Security Requirements Signed Preboot Applications When a preboot...
..., it 's recommended to use the hot key. For security, it 's necessary for BIOS to disable this capability for the highly sensitive security environment. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enable The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to an EFI file. HP QuickWeb Enable/Disable Default: Enable 5 Preboot Security Requirements Signed Preboot Applications When a preboot...
HP Business Notebook HP_TOOLS Partition Guidelines
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... QuickWeb application option. 8. Additional References For additional information, refer to the resources listed below: HP Technology Center http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter HP technical support http://www.hp.com/support Intel's Extensible Firmware Interface (Home Page) http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/ ©...2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are set forth in the United States and other countries. [November 2009] 6 The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to control the availability of Intel Corporation or its...
... QuickWeb application option. 8. Additional References For additional information, refer to the resources listed below: HP Technology Center http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter HP technical support http://www.hp.com/support Intel's Extensible Firmware Interface (Home Page) http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/ ©...2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are set forth in the United States and other countries. [November 2009] 6 The EFI BIOS provides the following policy to control the availability of Intel Corporation or its...
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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Supported Platforms 2 3. HP ProtectTools Security Manager Filter Logic 6 6. Introduction...2 2. HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines V1.0 November 2009 Table of Design 3 4. How Preboot BIOS Implements the Password Filter And Handles Dead Keys 7 7. Supported Keyboard Layouts in Preboot and Drive Encryption 3 5. Exceptions...8 8. Overview of Contents: 1. What to do when a password is rejected 12
Supported Platforms 2 3. HP ProtectTools Security Manager Filter Logic 6 6. Introduction...2 2. HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines V1.0 November 2009 Table of Design 3 4. How Preboot BIOS Implements the Password Filter And Handles Dead Keys 7 7. Supported Keyboard Layouts in Preboot and Drive Encryption 3 5. Exceptions...8 8. Overview of Contents: 1. What to do when a password is rejected 12
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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...your computer data by 2008 and 2009 HP business notebooks. 2 A user can enter the Windows password using the International US keyboard layout etc. The user can select the security login methods for authentication at the Preboot Security level and the HP Drive Encryption level, the input localization ... also to set to enter her/his Windows password in the Preboot BIOS and drive encryption environment, which then logs the user all security levels are : Windows password, Fingerprint and HP Java Smartcard. Introduction HP has implemented the One Step Logon feature on its 2008 and newer...
...your computer data by 2008 and 2009 HP business notebooks. 2 A user can enter the Windows password using the International US keyboard layout etc. The user can select the security login methods for authentication at the Preboot Security level and the HP Drive Encryption level, the input localization ... also to set to enter her/his Windows password in the Preboot BIOS and drive encryption environment, which then logs the user all security levels are : Windows password, Fingerprint and HP Java Smartcard. Introduction HP has implemented the One Step Logon feature on its 2008 and newer...
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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... to reject a user password at the Preboot BIOS level or Drive Encryption level. In 2008 Business Notebook BIOS, a soft keyboard will be responsible to BIOS Preboot and Drive Encryption. The ProtectTools Security Manager... will therefore be acceptable for a particular keyboard layout differs in Windows Vista from Scan Code to Unicode based on the keyboards if a user fails to type their password correctly. A password can be rejected by the HP...
... to reject a user password at the Preboot BIOS level or Drive Encryption level. In 2008 Business Notebook BIOS, a soft keyboard will be responsible to BIOS Preboot and Drive Encryption. The ProtectTools Security Manager... will therefore be acceptable for a particular keyboard layout differs in Windows Vista from Scan Code to Unicode based on the keyboards if a user fails to type their password correctly. A password can be rejected by the HP...
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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5. HP ProtectTools Security Manager Filter Logic In order to reject those Windows passwords that may possibly cause a lock out in Preboot BIOS or Drive Encryption. 6 It installs a password filter to prevent a lock out situation, the first level of defense is implemented by the HP ProtectTools Security Manager.
5. HP ProtectTools Security Manager Filter Logic In order to reject those Windows passwords that may possibly cause a lock out in Preboot BIOS or Drive Encryption. 6 It installs a password filter to prevent a lock out situation, the first level of defense is implemented by the HP ProtectTools Security Manager.
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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... special typing methods that cannot be typed in the password change to guarantee that the keyboard being rejected from the OS. HP BIOS Preboot and HP Drive Encryption contain the keyboard mappings for the situation where the user may not be able to physically type their password due... feature, so please look very similar to further prevent the lock‐out situation. How Preboot BIOS Implements the Password Filter And Handles Dead Keys The HP BIOS implements a second level password filter to others on the OS level that are many characters shown and some keyboards. To...
... special typing methods that cannot be typed in the password change to guarantee that the keyboard being rejected from the OS. HP BIOS Preboot and HP Drive Encryption contain the keyboard mappings for the situation where the user may not be able to physically type their password due... feature, so please look very similar to further prevent the lock‐out situation. How Preboot BIOS Implements the Password Filter And Handles Dead Keys The HP BIOS implements a second level password filter to others on the OS level that are many characters shown and some keyboards. To...
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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... is called the "Microsoft IME Standard 2002" for the BIOS Preboot password prompt or the Drive Encryption password prompt, any password typed with IME may result in the typing environment for Japanese1, which actually translates as keyboard layout E0010411. Warning When HP ProtectTools is deployed, passwords entered with Windows IME will be...
... is called the "Microsoft IME Standard 2002" for the BIOS Preboot password prompt or the Drive Encryption password prompt, any password typed with IME may result in the typing environment for Japanese1, which actually translates as keyboard layout E0010411. Warning When HP ProtectTools is deployed, passwords entered with Windows IME will be...
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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...to this issue is initially set with one of different keyboard layouts that the desired keyboard layout is to remove the user in question from HP ProtectTools by the dev team and maybe fixed in the later release. Special Key Handling Chinese, Slovakian, Canadian French, Czech, ...Korean When a user selects one keyboard layout - This way, the BIOS stores the desired keyboard layout, and passwords that can be entered with a shift key for lower case and the shift key and cap key for...
...to this issue is initially set with one of different keyboard layouts that the desired keyboard layout is to remove the user in question from HP ProtectTools by the dev team and maybe fixed in the later release. Special Key Handling Chinese, Slovakian, Canadian French, Czech, ...Korean When a user selects one keyboard layout - This way, the BIOS stores the desired keyboard layout, and passwords that can be entered with a shift key for lower case and the shift key and cap key for...
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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Characters Not Supported Arabic Windows BIOS The keys The keys generate two generate one characters character Drive Encryption The keys generate one character French Canadian Windows with cap locks are in windows BIOS with cap locks is in bios Drive Encryption with cap locks is in FVE Spanish 40a is not supported US Int'l Windows The keys are rejected on the top row The å, ®, þ keys are rejected on the second row The á, ð, ø keys are rejected on the third row The æ key is rejected on the bottom row 10
Characters Not Supported Arabic Windows BIOS The keys The keys generate two generate one characters character Drive Encryption The keys generate one character French Canadian Windows with cap locks are in windows BIOS with cap locks is in bios Drive Encryption with cap locks is in FVE Spanish 40a is not supported US Int'l Windows The keys are rejected on the top row The å, ®, þ keys are rejected on the second row The á, ð, ø keys are rejected on the third row The æ key is rejected on the bottom row 10
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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Czech Windows The ğ key is rejected The į key is rejected The ų key is rejected The ė ı ż keys are rejected The keys are rejected Slovakian Windows The ż key rejected BIOS The š, ś, ş keys is rejected when typed, but accepted with the soft keyboard The ţ dead key is generating two characters Hungarian Windows The ż key is rejected BIOS The ţ key generates two keys 11
Czech Windows The ğ key is rejected The į key is rejected The ų key is rejected The ė ı ż keys are rejected The keys are rejected Slovakian Windows The ż key rejected BIOS The š, ś, ş keys is rejected when typed, but accepted with the soft keyboard The ţ dead key is generating two characters Hungarian Windows The ż key is rejected BIOS The ţ key generates two keys 11
HP Business Notebook Password Localization Guidelines
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...HP ProtectTools Security Manager wizard again to enter the new Windows password. © 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. To resolve, the user needs to change without notice. Slovenian Windows BIOS żŻ key rejected in windows and bios...User is using a character which is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in bios Able to include only supported characters. (Unsupported characters are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying ...
...HP ProtectTools Security Manager wizard again to enter the new Windows password. © 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. To resolve, the user needs to change without notice. Slovenian Windows BIOS żŻ key rejected in windows and bios...User is using a character which is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in bios Able to include only supported characters. (Unsupported characters are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying ...
HP 540 Notebook PC and HP 541 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide
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...optional docking device (select models only). ● Select a parallel port mode: EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), standard, bidirectional, or ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port). ● Enable/disable BIOS DMA data transfers. ● Enable/disable fan always on while connected to improve computer security. ● Enable/disable LAN Power Save. When enabled, the processor... Secondary Battery Fast Charge. ● Choose Bit-shift or LBA assisted HDD Translation Mode. ● Enable/disable Windows direct application launcher. ● Enable/disable HP Lockout. 86 Chapter 5 Computer Setup
...optional docking device (select models only). ● Select a parallel port mode: EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), standard, bidirectional, or ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port). ● Enable/disable BIOS DMA data transfers. ● Enable/disable fan always on while connected to improve computer security. ● Enable/disable LAN Power Save. When enabled, the processor... Secondary Battery Fast Charge. ● Choose Bit-shift or LBA assisted HDD Translation Mode. ● Enable/disable Windows direct application launcher. ● Enable/disable HP Lockout. 86 Chapter 5 Computer Setup