BIOS Post Screen displays "Manufacturing program mode 1 of 20"

[6715bOwner]

The change in the bdmifit.bat file from a value of 230 to 300 should have worked if my EEPROM hadn't been owned.  I ran the Patched EEPROM Utility Ver1.9.3 dated 208/04/17 and it showed ASCI values in the Asset Tag, Serial Number, Model Number, GUID, and UUID fields.  Thanks again HP for allowing these tools to be out there so those of us forced to buy used equipment on eBay, can overcome what other technicians chose to sell off.  Wish I could post a picture of the Utility's output.

After the following "fix" my notebook rebooted and the clock was turned back to 1 of 20 and restarted all over..argh!

the fix for this was to unplug and turn off the notebook 20 times.  Evidently this turns off the Manufacturing Program Mode.  Unfortunately the person who programed it wrong, also failed to program values for the motherboard so Protect Tools generates an error.  So there is probably some way of programing those values in with the biosconfigutility.exe program, but the value names are a mystery only available to certified service people.  Still I like HP because they have Maintenance and Service manuals and got my problem mostly solved.  My guess is that my motherboard wasn't programed by a certified technician, so the casual user gets caught in between again.  If my post merits a perk, please send the config.txt value names to my email.

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c02912206-4

HP Elitebook 8440p with windows 10-64

Validity fingerprint reader with Windows 10 driver from  sp74390

HP Protect Tools Security Suite latest version

BIOS reflashed

The BIOS post screen generates a message in white background with red letters "Manufacturing program mode 1 of 20" and after each reboot an iteration is added to the 1.

The Protect tools suite generates an error stating that the Motherboards and System IDs are invalid, and there are no values displayed.  It stops posting and requests a continue acknowledgement.

All of the BIOS values have been reset to default, and boot fails as it tries to boot from a network connection.  My choice was a UEFI boot, so boot fails.

After resetting the BIOS values and rebooting through the Protector Suite error to the desktop, my cursor stops working correctly after a couple of minutes and only bounces across the top of the screen.

Rebooting the computer completely resets the BIOS values to default and an iteration is added to "Manufacturing program mode 2 of 20"

Task manager shows no running apps.

Here is a list of the settings from the config.txt generated by the biosconfigutility.exe

These were the values in the BIOS after a successful boot, even though my system is AHCI the value in config.txt is IDE, so these values appear to have automatically defaulted to their originals during booting.

After resetting the values from the command prompt and the BCU with a new config.txt file the notebook reboots to "Manufacturing Program Mode 1 of 20" then reboots again to "Manufacturing Program Mode 2 of 20" and the boot fails because the BIOS values have been reset to defaults automatically.

Is this "Manufacturing progam mode" a part of the Protector Suite?  If not where else can it be stopped?

BIOSConfig 1.0
;
; Originally created by BIOS Configuration Utility
; Version: 4.0.15.1
; Date="2016/09/12" Time="20:51:37" UTC="20"
;
; Found 192 settings
;
Manufacturer

Product Name

System ID

Universal Unique Identifier(UUID)
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
System Configuration ID

Processor Type
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460
SKU Number

Warranty Start Date

Processor Speed
2.53GHz
Sunday
*Disable
Enable
Monday
*Disable
Enable
Tuesday
*Disable
Enable
Wednesday
*Disable
Enable
Thursday
*Disable
Enable
Friday
*Disable
Enable
Saturday
*Disable
Enable
Set Alarm Time

Memory Size
2048 MB
ROM Date
11/11/2015
ROM BIOS Version
68CCU Ver. F.60
Serial Number

Video BIOS Revision
INTEL 2098
Keyboard Controller Version
30.35
Ownership Tag

Asset Tracking Number

Battery 1 Serial Number
00979 10/29/2013
Serial Port
*Disable
Enable
Battery 2 Serial Number
No Battery Present
Parallel Port
*Disable
Enable
Flash Media Reader
*Disable
Enable
USB Port
*Disable
Enable
1394 Port
*Disable
Enable
Express Card Slot
*Disable
Enable
Smart Card
*Disable
Enable
WWAN FCC ID
No Device Present
WLAN FCC ID
PD9622ANHU
Bluetooth FCC ID
No Device Present
eSATA
*Disable
Enable
Language
*English
Francais
Deutsch
Espanol
Italiano
Dansk
Nederlands
Suomi
Japanese
Norsk
Portugues
Svenska
Startup Menu Delay (Sec.)
*0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Custom Logo
*Disable
Enable
Express Boot Popup Delay(Sec)
*0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
CD-ROM Boot
*Disable
Enable
SD Card Boot
*Disable
Enable
Floppy Boot
*Disable
Enable
PXE Internal NIC boot
*Disable
Enable
Boot Order
Boot Device 1
Boot Device 2
Boot Device 3
Boot Device 5
Boot Device 6
Boot Device 7
Boot Device 8
Boot Device 10
Display Diagnostic URL
*Disable
Enable
USB Legacy Support
*Disable
Enable
Parallel Port Mode
*EPP
Bidirectional
Standard
ECP
Fan Always on while on AC Power
*Disable
Enable
Data Execution Prevention
*Disable
Enable
SATA Device Mode
*IDE
AHCI
RAID
Multi Core CPU
*Disable
Enable
Secondary Battery Fast Charge
*Disable
Enable
HP QuickLook
*Disable
Enable
Preboot authentication on HP QuickLook Boot
*Disable
Enable
TXT Technology
*Disable
Enable
Numlock state at boot
On
*Off
HP QuickWeb
*Disable
Enable
HP QuickWeb: Write Protect
*Disable
Enable
Virtualization Technology
*Disable
Enable
Power Monitor Circuit
*Disable
Enable
USB Device Boot
*Disable
Enable
Ctrl I Prompt
*Disable
Enable
Upgrade Bay Hard Drive boot
*Disable
Enable
Wake on USB
*Disable
Enable
Intel (R} HT Technology
*Disable
Enable
UEFI Boot Mode
*Disable
Enable
HP DayStarter
*Disable
Enable
UEFI Boot Order
UEFI Boot Device 1
UEFI Boot Device 2
Audible alerts during boot
*Disable
Enable
Require acknowledgment of battery errors
*Disable
Enable
Wireless Button State
*Disable
Enable
Embedded WWAN Device Radio
*Disable
Enable
Embedded WLAN Device Radio
*Disable
Enable
Fingerprint Device
*Disable
Enable
Notebook Upgrade Bay
*Disable
Enable
Network Interface Controller (LAN)
*Disable
Enable
Ambient Light Sensor
*Disable
Enable
Integrated Camera
*Disable
Enable
Embedded Bluetooth Device Radio
*Disable
Enable
Modem Device
*Disable
Enable
Microphone
*Disable
Enable
Internal speakers
*Disable
Enable
LAN/WLAN Switching
*Disable
Enable
Audio Device
*Disable
Enable
Wake on LAN
*Disable
Boot to Network
Follow Boot Order
Drivelock password on restart
*Disable
Enable
Reset of TPM from OS
*Disable
Enable
OS Management of TPM
*Disable
Enable
Activate Embedded Security On Next Boot
*Disable
Enable
Embedded Security Device Availability
Available
*Hidden
Power-On Authentication Support
*Disable
Enable
Reset Authentication Credential
Yes
*No
Password Minimum Length
0
At least one symbol required
Yes
*No
At least one number required
Yes
*No
At least one upper case character required
Yes
*No
At least one lower case character required
Yes
*No
HP SpareKey
*Disable
Enable
Are spaces allowed in password
Yes
*No
Intel Anti-Theft
*Disable
Enable
Fingerprint Reset on Reboot(If Present)
*Disable
Enable
Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment
*Disable
Enable
Firmware Verbosity
*Disable
Enable
Terminal Emulation Mode
*ANSI
VT100
Unconfigure AMT on next boot
*Disable
Enable
USB Key Provisioning Support
*Disable
Enable
Firmware Progress Event Support
*Disable
Enable
AMT Setup Prompt(Ctrl-P)
*Disable
Enable
Initiate Intel CIRA
*Disable
Enable
Serial Port Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Parallel Port Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
CD-ROM Boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Floppy Boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
PXE Internal NIC boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
USB Legacy Support Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Fan Always on while on AC Power Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Flash Media Reader Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Startup Menu Delay (Sec.) Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Parallel Port Mode Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Express Boot Popup Delay(Sec) Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
LAN/WLAN Switching Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Embedded Bluetooth Device Radio Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Embedded WLAN Device Radio Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Embedded WWAN Device Radio Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Power-On Authentication Support Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Data Execution Prevention Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
SATA Device Mode Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
USB Port Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
1394 Port Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Express Card Slot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Multi Core CPU Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Wake on LAN Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Ambient Light Sensor Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Secondary Battery Fast Charge Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Embedded Security Device Availability Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Fingerprint Device Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Notebook Upgrade Bay Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Network Interface Controller(LAN) Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
OS Management of TPM Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Reset of TPM from OS Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Virtualization Technology Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Firmware Verbosity Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
USB Key Provisioning Support Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Unconfigure AMT Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Terminal Emulation Mode Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Firmware Progress Event Support Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Integrated Camera Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Asset Tracking Number Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Ownership Tag Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Boot Order Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Custom Logo Policy
Change
*View
Hide
SD Card Boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
HP QuickLook Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Wireless Button State Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Modem Device Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Finger Print reset Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
HP SpareKey Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
TXT Technology Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
AMT Setup Prompt(Ctrl-P)Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Diagnostic URL Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Microphone Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Disk Sanitizer Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Numlock state at boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Preboot authentication on HP QuickLook Boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
UEFI Boot Mode Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
HP QuickWeb Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Initiate Intel CIRA Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Intel Anti-Theft Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Power Monitor Circuit Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Internal speakers Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Audio Device Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
eSATA Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Wake on USB Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Intel (R) HT Technology Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
UEFI Boot Order Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Drive Lock Password Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
HP DayStarter Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
BIOS Power-on Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
USB Device Boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Upgrade Bay Hard Drive boot Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Drivelock password on restart Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Secure Erase Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Require acknowledgment of battery errors Security Level
Change
*View
Hide
Hard Disk Serial Number

Hard Disk Make and Model

Completion Date

Completion Status
Success
Write Cycles Completed
0
Disk Sanitation Method

[CherylG]

The blog here should be useful- along with comments below it. Most of the info you need should be on a label probably under the battery.

http://wintegrity.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-fix-product-information-not.html

[6715bOwner]

After editing the nbdmifit.bat file to allow for a Foxconn motherboard, the utility failed. 

        Descriptor locked

Bad variable specification.

Can not set environment varialbe '!'

Environmentt full?

Bad variable specificattion.

Errorlevel =

bad variable specification.

Syntax error.

Syntax error.

Syntax error.

Syntax error.

Trying to reset the UUID which was a string of "FFF"s

generated this:

Error code = 0x89

The computer UUID will be reset once the power is cycled

The UUID was reset to a string of "000"s

All other fields are blank except the UUID field, and this is at the end of the 'D' data fields

SLP is disablePress any key to continue . . .

Then the previous errors are generated

Attempting to enter data from the 'P' Program  mode generated these errors, whether or not the P/N was included in the Model String with option '1' or not.

Failed to write SKU number

Failed to write model name

At the beginning of execution this error is generated

Can not set environment variable 'FOXCONN_UTI_NAME'.

Environment full?

HP CONFIDENTIAL

Is there some other edit of the nbdmifit.bat file that could allow for the use of this program on a Foxconn systemboard?

The  data in the *.bat file was changed from

Set     Foxconn_Uti_Name=HPBFO230.exe

Set     Foxconn_Uti_Name=HPBFO300.exe

[CherylG]

Did you read through the comments at the bottom of the article? Some mentioned errors and how they overcame them.