
Since these applications reside on the public hard drive partition that is easily accessible and thus hacked, BIOS will only launch HP-signed pre-boot applications. When a pre-boot application is launched, it has as much control of the system resource as the BIOS. Pre-boot security requirements (notebooks only) Signed pre-boot applications Otherwise, BIOS displays an error message. If there is a backup version of the application in BIOS flash (for example, HP System Diagnostics). Invalid signature: BIOS fails to verify the signature of the pre-boot application.Application not found: can’t find pre-boot application in directory.HP_TOOLS Partition not found: can’t find Fat 32 partition starting with “HP_TOOLS”.

The following errors may be displayed if a problem occurs when launching UEFI applications: If a re-installed application does not function, contact technical support. Reinstall the application using the related SoftPaq from. If the application launch keys fail to operate, the partition may have become corrupt. Errors when launching the pre-boot applications (notebooks only)

Refer to Table 1 for pre-boot deliverables and directory paths. In the new partition, create a folder called HEWLETT-PACKARD. Use Partition Magic to create a partition on a local hard drive that has a System partition with the following characteristics.

Use the following steps to create an HP_TOOLS partition and install related SofPaqs onto the partition:ġ. Technical white paper UEFI Secure Boot on HP business notebooks, desktops, and workstations Creating or restoring an HP_TOOLS partition on the hard drive
