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‎12-26-2013 02:02 PM

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Here is the output of running a command of BIOSConfigUtility on my HP PC with Windows 7 Enterprise:

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\SSM>BiosConfigUtility /CSPWD:"CurrPwd" /SETCONFIG:Config_ToChange.txt

<BIOSCONFIG Version="2.15.0.7" Computername="WSUSOH302511LK6" Date="2013/12/26" Time="14:45:44" UTC="-5" >

<SETTING changeStatus="fail" name="Activate Embedded Security On Next Boot" reason="SetBIOSSetting: Success" returnCode="0">

        <OLDVALUE><![CDATA[Disable]]></OLDVALUE>

        <NEWVALUE><![CDATA[Enable]]></NEWVALUE>

</SETTING>

<Warning msg="BCU return value" real="13" translated="13" />

</BIOSCONFIG>

 

And below are the contents of the file “Config_ToChange.txt” referred above:

English

Activate Embedded Security On Next Boot

      Disable

      *Enable

 

What I tried to do is to change the value of the BIOS setting “Activate Embedded Security On Next Boot” from the current “Disable” to the new “Enable,” but the command apparently failed with error code 13 “BCU_SETTING_NOT_CHANGE” according to the SSM User’s Guide.

 

Please help me to figure out why the above command failed, or offer me an alternative way to enable TPM on my PC.

 

Below are the complete BIOS settings of my PC:

English

Product Name

      HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF

SKU Number

      C5Y74UP#ABA

Processor Type

      Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz

Processor Speed

      3200 MHz

Processor Stepping

      000306A9 00000012

Cache Size (L1/L2/L3)

      64KBx4 / 256KBx4 / 6144KBx1

Memory Size

      8192 MB DDR3 / 1600 MHz

System BIOS

      K01 v02.05

Chassis Serial Number

      2UA2511LK6

Asset Tracking Number

      2UA2511LK6

Family Name

      103C_53307F G=D

ME Firmware Version

      8.0.4.1441

ME Management Mode

      AMT

Setup Language

      *English

      Danish

      Finnish

      French

      German

      Italian

      Japanese

      Dutch

      Norwegian

      Portuguese

      Swedish

      Spanish

Removable Media Boot

      *Enable

      Disable

eSATAPort

      Enable

      *Disable

Max eSATA Speed

      3.0 Gbps

      *1.5 Gbps

SATA Emulation

      IDE

      RAID

      *AHCI

EFI Boot Order

      USB Floppy/CD

      USB Hard Drive

      ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

      Other

Legacy Boot Order

      ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

      USB Floppy/CD

      Hard Drive

      Network Controller

      PnP Device #1

      PnP Device #2

      PnP Device #3

      PnP Device #4

      PnP Device #5

      PnP Device #6

      PnP Device #7

      PnP Device #8

      PnP Device #9

      PnP Device #10

      PnP Device #11

Lock Legacy Resources

      *Disable

      Enable

Network Server Mode

      *Disable

      Enable

Setup Browse Mode

      Disable

      *Enable

Password prompt on F9 F11 & F12

      *Enable

      Disable

Cover Lock

      *Unlock

      Lock

Cover Removal Sensor

      *Disable

      Notify User

      Setup Password

Front USB Ports

      *Enable

      Disable

FrontUSBPort 1

      Disable

      *Enable

FrontUSBPort 2

      Disable

      *Enable

FrontUSBPort 3

      Disable

      *Enable

FrontUSBPort 4

      Disable

      *Enable

Rear USB Ports

      *Enable

      Disable

RearUSBPort 1

      Disable

      *Enable

RearUSBPort 2

      Disable

      *Enable

RearUSBPort 3

      Disable

      *Enable

RearUSBPort 4

      Disable

      *Enable

RearUSBPort 5

      Disable

      *Enable

RearUSBPort 6

      Disable

      *Enable

Accessory USB Ports

      *Enable

      Disable

AccessoryUSBPort 1

      Disable

      *Enable

AccessoryUSBPort 2

      Disable

      *Enable

AccessoryUSBPort 3

      Disable

      *Enable

AccessoryUSBPort 4

      Disable

      *Enable

PCI Express x1 Slot 1

      Disable

      *Enable

PCI Express x4 Slot 1

      Disable

      *Enable

PCI Express x16 Slot 1

      Disable

      *Enable

PCI Slot 1

      Disable

      *Enable

System Audio

      Device hidden

      *Device available

Network Controller

      Device hidden

      *Device available

Embedded Security Device

      Device hidden

      *Device available

SATA0

      Device hidden

      *Device available

SATA1

      Device hidden

      *Device available

SATA2

      Device hidden

      *Device available

SATA3

      Device hidden

      *Device available

SATA4

      Device hidden

      *Device available

Network Service Boot

      Disable

      *Enable

Enter Ownership Tag

     

Enter UUID

      D2DF3D00-43C5-11E2-9F54-10604B65964B

Enter Feature Byte

      2U2V3E3P3V3X4766676J6S6b7B7H7M7Q7T7W7a7m8D9zag.DE

Enter Build ID

      12WWIDDW605#SABA#DABA

MS Digital Marker

      FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Data Execution Prevention

      Disable

      *Enable

Virtualization Technology (VTx)

      *Disable

      Enable

Virtualization Technology Directed I/O (VTd)

      *Disable

      Enable

Intel TXT(LT) Support

      *Disable

      Enable

Activate Embedded Security On Next Boot

      *Disable

      Enable

Embedded Security Activation Policy

      F1 to Boot

      Allow user to reject

      *No prompts

OS management of Embedded Security Device

      *Enable

      Disable

Reset of Embedded Security Device through OS

      Disable

      *Enable

Master Boot Record Security

      Disable

      *Enable

Runtime Power Management

      Disable

      *Enable

Idle Power Savings

      Normal

      *Extended

Unique SleepState Blink Rates

      *Disable

      Enable

S5 Maximum Power Savings

      *Disable

      Enable

SATA Power Management

      Disable

      *Enable

Fan Idle Mode

      *+-----

      ++----

      +++---

      ++++--

      +++++-

      ++++++

POST Mode

      FullBoot

      FullBoot Every 07 Days

      FullBoot Every 14 Days

      FullBoot Every 21 Days

      FullBoot Every 28 Days

      Clear Memory

      *QuickBoot

POST Messages

      Enable

      *Disable

Press ESC for Startup Menu Prompt

      *Enable

      Disable

System Recovery Boot Support

      Disable

      *Enable

Option ROM Prompt

      *Enable

      Disable

Remote Wakeup Boot Source

      Remote Server

      *Local Hard Drive

After Power Loss

      *Off

      On

      Previous State

POST Delay (in seconds)

      *None

      5

      10

      15

      20

Multi-Processor

      *Enable

      Disable

Hyper-Threading

      Disable

      *Enable

Bypass F1 Prompt on Configuration Changes

      *Disable

      Enable

Sunday

      *Disable

      Enable

Monday

      *Disable

      Enable

Tuesday

      *Disable

      Enable

Wednesday

      *Disable

      Enable

Thursday

      *Disable

      Enable

Friday

      *Disable

      Enable

Saturday

      *Disable

      Enable

BIOS Power-On Time (hh:mm)

      00:00

PCI SERR# Generation

      Disable

      *Enable

PCI VGA Palette Snooping

      *Disable

      Enable

Printer Mode

      Bi-Directional

      *EPP+ECP

      Output-Only

NumLockState at Power-On

      *Off

      On

Integrated Video

      Disable

      *Enable

Internal Speaker

      Disable

      *Enable

NIC Option ROM Download

      *PXE

      Disable

      iSCSI

SATA RAID Option ROM Download

      *Enable

      Disable

Turbo Mode

      Disable

      *Enable

Manufacturing Programming Mode

      Unlock

      *Lock

Serial Port A

      Disabled

      *IO=3F8; IRQ=4

      IO=3F8; IRQ=3

      IO=2F8; IRQ=4

      IO=2F8; IRQ=3

      IO=3E8; IRQ=4

      IO=3E8; IRQ=3

      IO=2E8; IRQ=4

      IO=2E8; IRQ=3

      IO=3F8; IRQ=6

      IO=3F8; IRQ=5

      IO=2F8; IRQ=6

      IO=2F8; IRQ=5

      IO=3E8; IRQ=6

      IO=3E8; IRQ=5

      IO=2E8; IRQ=6

      IO=2E8; IRQ=5

Serial Port B

      *Disabled

      IO=3F8; IRQ=4

      IO=3F8; IRQ=3

      IO=2F8; IRQ=4

      IO=2F8; IRQ=3

      IO=3E8; IRQ=4

      IO=3E8; IRQ=3

      IO=2E8; IRQ=4

      IO=2E8; IRQ=3

      IO=3F8; IRQ=6

      IO=3F8; IRQ=5

      IO=2F8; IRQ=6

      IO=2F8; IRQ=5

      IO=3E8; IRQ=6

      IO=3E8; IRQ=5

      IO=2E8; IRQ=6

      IO=2E8; IRQ=5

Parallel Port\Onboard Devices

      *Disable

      IO=378; IRQ=7

      IO=278; IRQ=7

      IO=3BC; IRQ=7

      IO=378;

      IO=278;

      IO=3BC;

      IO=378; IRQ=7; DMA=1

      IO=378; IRQ=7; DMA=3

      IO=278; IRQ=7; DMA=1

      IO=278; IRQ=7; DMA=3

      IO=3BC; IRQ=7; DMA=1

      IO=3BC; IRQ=7; DMA=3

AMT

      *Enable

      Disable

Unconfigure AMT/ME

      *Disable

      Enable

Bypass Unconfigure AMT/ME Prompt

      *Disable

      Enable

WatchDog Timer

      Disable

      *Enable

OS WatchDog Timer

      5

BIOS WatchDog Timer

      5

NB RevID

      0009

SB RevID

      0004

Default Setup

      *Leave Defaults As Is (No Update)

      Save Current Settings as Default

      Restore Factory Settings as Default

Apply Defaults and Exit

      *Do Not Apply

      Apply

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‎03-05-2014 01:42 PM

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Sorry that I have not seen this question before. 

It is located in the Consumer Support forums.

 

In the future, you may have better luck posting in the enterprise based forums.

        http://h30499.www3.hp.com/

 

A forum focused on client managability tools such as SSM and BCU now have a forum at:

        http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-PC-Client-Management/bd-p/pc-client-management

 

 

 

Regarding activation of TPM -

A system MUST have BIOS setup password set before TPM can be enabled.

 

Also note that BCU has received multiple updates since version 2.15.

        BCU is no longer packaged together with SSM.

 

 

HP BIOS Configuration Utility

The HP BIOS Configuration Utility ( HP BCU ) provides the ability to manage BIOS settings on HP supported desktop, workstation and notebook computers.

 

HP System Software Manager

The HP System Software Manager ( HP SSM ) is a utility for updating BIOS and device drivers on your networked PCs.

 

 

These tools and more can be found at http://www.hp.com/go/clientmanagement

Look in the Resources menu for items such as the HP CMS Download Library,  HP CMS Whitepapers or HP Driver Packs.

 

Richard

Note that I work for HP but I am not a company spokesperson and my participation in the community forums is voluntary.

 

 

 

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