HP Sure Start
Select Intel-based 2013 HP Business Notebook PCs offer HP Sure Start, which provides
hardwarebased 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.
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Summary of Contents for ProBook 470 G1
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