Compaq dc7700 - Convertible Minitower PC Firmware Update

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How do I configure the ME Idle Timeout?
Once you have updated the ME firmware and system BIOS, you can configure the ME firmware Idle Tim-
eout on provisioned systems to allow the ME to transition to lower power states during OOB sleep state
management. The Idle Timeout feature is operational only when the setting Intel ME ON in Host
sleep states is set to ON in the MEBx ME configuration menu. The default setting for this option is OFF.
The initial step to configuring the Idle Timeout is to enter the Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx)
setup menu by pressing CTRL+P during BIOS POST. If an administrator password has been established
in BIOS F10 setup, you must enter the administrator password to access the MEBx setup menu. If the HP
Compaq dc7700 Business PC with vPro technology has not been provisioned, you must change the ME
Password from the initial “admin” value to a strong password. The MEBx Password must be a strong pass-
word with the following requirements:
• Must be between 8 and 32 characters.
• Must contain both upper and lower case Latin characters (e.g. A, a, B, b).
• Must contain at least one digit character (e.g. 0, 1, 2, … 9).
• Must have at least one non-alphanumeric character from the following valid list:
• Valid characters:! @ # $ % ^ * _
• Invalid characters: “ ‘ , > < : & (space )

Compaq dc7700 - Convertible Minitower PC Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Q965 Express
Memory Slots	4 DIMM slots
Form Factor	Convertible Minitower
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium D
Memory	Up to 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Storage	80GB, 160GB, 250GB, 500GB HDD
Graphics	Intel GMA 3000
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW
Audio	Integrated High Definition Audio
Network	Integrated Intel Gigabit Network Connection
Expansion Slots	1 PCIe x16, 1 PCI Express x1, 2 PCI
Ports	USB 2.0, Serial, Parallel, PS/2, Audio
SATA Ports	4
Operating System	Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business
Power Supply	365W