TITLE: HP Notebook System BIOS Update

VERSION: 01.08 REV: A PASS: 1
DESCRIPTION:
This package creates files that contain an image of the System BIOS (ROM) for
the supported notebook models with a P78 family ROM. This package is used to
flash the System ROM on a supported notebook.

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ FILE NAME: SP79306.exe
SOFTPAQ MD5: f2b14fb2af97fd30475c630c0172fc35
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 2017
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP ProBook x360 11 Education Edition

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows 10 64

LANGUAGE(S): Global

ENHANCEMENTS:
- Enables a forced shut down to occur when the power button is pressed for 4
seconds on the system.
- Enables the second camera on the system during the Power-On Self Test (POST).
- Removes the rear camera option from the F10 BIOS menu on a system that does
not have a second camera.
- Displays the Autorotate On message after the system resumes from sleep mode
(S3) when the system is running on battery power.
- Enables the second camera when a touch screen system when the system is in
Laptop/Flat or Stand mode.

FIXES:
- Fixes an issue where the battery serial number displays the incorrect value.
- Fixes an issue where the system does not power off properly after the power
button is pressed for 4 seconds.
- Fixes an issue a system running on battery power is able to wake on LAN after
the F10/Advanced/Device Option for Wake on LAN in Battery Mode is disabled.
- Fixes an issue where the state of Secure Boot can be changed after Secure Boot
is disabled in the F10 BIOS menu.
- Fixes an issue where changes made to the BIOS settings are not saved properly
after Press F10 is pressed to Exit and Save Changes under F10 Main interface.
- Fixes an issue where the BIOS cannot be updated using the BIOS capsule update
feature.
- Fixes an issue where the system does not enter Crisis Recovery to do BIOS
Recovery when the Win+B key combination are pressed during POST.
- Fixes an issue where the Ready BIOS for Device Guard Use option is not
available in the BCU Tool.
- Fixes an issue where the Enable MS UEFI CA key option is not available in the
BCU Tool.
- Fixes an issue where the battery test is missing from the UEFI Diagnostics.
- Fixes an issue which causes an error symbol (yellow bang) to be displayed in
Device Manager.
- Fixes an issue where the Born On Date displays the incorrect value in the F10
BIOS Settings after the initial setup when the customer powers on the system for
the first time (OOBE).
- Fixes an issue where the translations for Find Language are incomplete when
the language settings are used in the F10 Setup.
- Fixes an issue on a system with an EFI operating system (Windows 10) installed
where the Windows Boot Manager menu is not displayed properly under the Advanced
menu of the F10 BIOS menu.
- Fixes an issue where the system does not display the device name under the F9
Boot Options when the system is connected to a USB boot device.
- Fixes an issue where the F2 LED does not illuminate to show the touchpad
disable status when the Fn+F2 key combination are pressed to disable the
touchpad under F10 Setup/F2 diagnostic/ESC Startup Menu.

PREREQUISITES:


HOW TO USE:
1. Download the file by clicking the Download or Obtain Software button and
saving the file to a folder on your hard drive (make a note of the folder where
the downloaded file is saved).

2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.


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