HP 14 TouchSmart, Maintenance And Service Manual

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Then select Un-configure AMT on next boot . Select Save then Yes . Select the File menu, and then
select Save Changes and Exit . Reboot the system and confirm that you want to un-configure AMT.
j. If the optional Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (AT) was activated, contact the provider to de-activate
it.
k. If the optional Absolute® Software Computrace® management and tracking service was activated
on the notebook PC, contact the provider to deactivate it.
l. Remove all power and system batteries for at least 24 hours.
2. Remove and retain the storage drive or clear the contents of the drive.
a. Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Clear the HDD contents by using the HP Disk Sanitizer® utility or a third party application that,
ideally, is U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) 5220.22-M approved.
To run HP Disk Sanitizer, enter BIOS Setup by powering on the system and pressing
F10 when
prompted near the bottom of the display, or press ESC to display the start up menu, then press
F10 . Select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu. Select Disk Sanitizer and
select the desired drive. For a higher level of protection, select Optimum .
NOTE: This process will take a long time, and the amount of time varies based on the hard drive
capacity.
b. Solid State Drive (SSD)
Clear the SSD contents by using the BIOS Setup Secure Erase command option, or by using a third
party utility designed to erase data from an SSD. To run Secure Erase, enter BIOS Setup by
powering on the system and pressing F10 when prompted near the bottom of the display. Select
the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu. Select Secure Erase and select the
desired hard drive.
Non-volatile memory usage
Non Volatile
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?
HP Sure Start 2 MB No Yes Only in
platforms that
support Sure
Start to provide
protected
backup of
critical System
BIOS code, EC
firmware, and
critical PC
configuration
data.
Data cannot be written to this
device via the host processor.
The content is managed
solely by the HP Sure Start
Embedded Controller.
Protected by the HP Sure
Start Embedded
Controller.
Real Time Clock
(RTC) battery
backed-up CMOS
configuration
memory (CMOS)
256 Bytes No Yes Stores system
date and time
and limited
keyboard
controller data.
Using the F10 Setup utility or
changing the Microsoft®
Windows® date & time.
This memory is not write-
protected. HP
recommends password
protecting the F10 Setup
utility.
124 Chapter 13 Statement of Volatility