Asset Tracking And Security - HP xw4600 Service And Technical Reference Manual

To recover the system after it enters Boot Block recovery mode:
1. If there is media in the diskette or optical drives, remove it.
2. Insert a BIOS image CD into the CD drive. USB media (such as an HP DriveKey) can also be used.
3. Power off, then power on the workstation.
If no BIOS image CD or USB is found, you are prompted to insert one and restart the workstation.
If a setup password has been established, the Caps Lock light illuminates and you are prompted
for the password.
4. Enter the setup password.
If the system successfully starts from the CD or USB and successfully reprograms the ROM, then
the three keyboard lights illuminate. A rising-tone series of beeps also signals successful recovery.
5. Remove the CD or USB media and power off the workstation.
6. Restart the workstation.
The following table lists the various keyboard light combinations used by the Boot Block ROM (when a
PS 2 keyboard is attached to the workstation) and explains the meaning and action associated with
each combination.
Table 3-2 Keyboard light combinations used by Boot Block ROM
FailSafe Boot
Block mode
Num Lock
Caps Lock
Num, Caps,
Scroll Lock
Num, Caps,
Scroll Lock
*Diagnostic lights do not flash on USB keyboards.

Asset tracking and security

Asset tracking features incorporated into your workstation provide asset tracking data that can be
managed using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM), HP Client Manager Software, or other systems
management applications. Seamless, automatic integration between asset tracking features and these
products enables you to choose the management tool that is best suited to your environment and to
leverage investments in existing tools.
HP also offers several solutions for controlling access to valuable components and information. HP
ProtectTools Embedded Security, if installed, prevents unauthorized access to data, checks system
integrity, and authenticates third-party users attempting system access. Security features such as
ProtectTools and the Hood Sensor (Smart Cover Sensor) help prevent unauthorized access to your
data and to the internal components of the workstation. By disabling parallel, serial, or USB ports, or by
disabling removable-media boot capability, you can protect valuable data assets. Memory Change and
Hood Sensor (Smart Cover Sensor) alerts can be automatically forwarded to system management
applications to deliver proactive notification of tampering with a workstation's internal components.
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Keyboard LED activity*
On SoftPaq media is not present, is bad, or the drive not ready
On Enter password
Flash in sequence, one at Keyboard locked in network mode
a time—N,C, SL
On Boot Block ROM Flash successful. Reboot the system
State/Message
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