HP BIOS Configuration Utility (BCU)

HP BIOS Configuration Utility (BCU)

User Guide

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Seventh Edition: August 2021

First Edition: May 2012

Document Part Number: 700600-007

User input syntax key

Text that you must enter into a user interface is indicated by fixed-width font.

Table -1 Syntax and their descriptions

Item

Description

Text without brackets or braces

Items you must type exactly as shown

A placeholder for a value you must provide; omit the brackets

[Text inside square brackets]

Optional items; omit the brackets

{Text inside braces}

A set of items from which you must choose only one; omit the

braces

|

A separator for items from which you must choose only one; omit

the vertical bar

...

Items that can or must repeat; omit the ellipsis

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Table of contents

1 Getting started ............................................................................................................................................. 1

What is HP BIOS Configuration Utility? .................................................................................................................. 1

System requirements ......................................................................................................... ................................... 1

Installation ............................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Command-line parameters ............................................................................................................................. 2

3 BIOS configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 4

WMI support required ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Replicated setup .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Important notes .............................................................................................................. .................... 5

Password management ......................................................................................................................................... 6

BCU with HP Sure Admin ........................................................................................................................................ 6

Comments .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Appendix A Error codes ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Appendix B Sample configuration file ............................................................................................................... 12

Appendix C HP Password Encryption Utility ...................................................................................................... 18

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Getting started

What is HP BIOS Configuration Utility?

HP BIOS Configuration Utility (BCU) is a free utility that enables you to do the following:

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Read available BIOS settings and their values from a supported desktop, workstation, or notebook

computer

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Set or reset Setup Password on a supported desktop, workstation, or notebook computer

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Replicate BIOS settings across multiple client computers

Download the latest version of BCU from .

System requirements

Table 1-1 Minimum hardware and software for clients

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows PE (version 4.0.1.1 or later), Windows 10.

NOTE: BIOS setting management is supported under Windows PE 3.x, 4.0, or 5.0. See WMI support required on page 4.

NOTE: Support of Windows XP and Windows Vista? has been deprecated in BCU version 4.0.

Installation

Run the BCU SoftPaq to install its contents to the folder \HP\BIOS

Configuration Utility\, where is the Program Files folder on the target

system (For example, C:\PROGRAM FILES). The resulting files at the target folder include:

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BIOSConfigUtility.exe

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BIOSConfigUtility64.exe

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HPQPswd.exe

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HPQPswd64.exe

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BCUsignature32.dll

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BCUsignature64.dll

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Internet shortcut to BIOS Configuration Utility User Guide.pdf

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