HP 731179-261 User Manual

Select Intel-based 2013 HP Business Notebook PCs offer HP Sure Start, which provides hardware-

based assurance of the following:

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HP-approved firmware is running on the HP Embedded Controller (EC) – EC Options in BIOS

found under “BIOS Integrity Checking”

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An HP-approved BIOS is running on the host processor

HP Sure Start verifies the integrity of critical, non-executable platform data residing in the main flash

and provides selfhealing mechanisms to restore any code or critical platform data that has been lost or

is corrupted within the flash.

In conjunction with BIOS support, code running on the EC verifies the integrity of the following:

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Subset of BIOS contents including the boot block portion and machine-unique data

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Entire descriptor region

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Entire Network Controller Configuration

The EC is responsible for power control/power cycle, thermal monitor/fan control, many LEDs, and

PS2 keyboard and mouse.

HP Sure Start

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