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12 Statement of memory volatility

The purpose of this chapter is to provide general information regarding nonvolatile memory in HP Business

PCs. This chapter also provides general instructions for restoring nonvolatile memory that can contain

personal data after the system has been powered o and the hard drive has been removed.

HP Business PC products that use Intel®-based or AMD®-based system boards contain volatile DDR memory.

The amount of nonvolatile memory present in the system depends upon the system conguration. Intel-

based and AMD-based system boards contain nonvolatile memory subcomponents as originally shipped from

HP, assuming that no subsequent modications have been made to the system and assuming that no

applications, features, or functionality have been added to or installed on the system.

Following system shutdown and removal of all power sources from an HP Business PC system, personal data

can remain on volatile system memory (DIMMs) for a nite period of time and will also remain in nonvolatile

memory. Use the steps below to remove personal data from the PC, including the nonvolatile memory found

in Intel-based and AMD-based system boards.

1. Follow steps (a) through (j) below to restore the nonvolatile memory that can contain personal data.

Restoring or reprogramming nonvolatile memory that does not store personal data is neither necessary

nor recommended.

a. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu”

message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

NOTE: If the system has a BIOS administrator password, enter the password at the prompt.

b. Select Main, select Restore Defaults, and then select Yes to load defaults.

c. Select the Security menu, select Restore Security Level Defaults, and then select Yes to restore

security level defaults.

d. If an asset or ownership tag is set, select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu.

Select System IDs, and then select Asset Tracking Number. Clear the tag, and then make the

selection to return to the prior menu.

e. If a DriveLock password is set, select the Security menu, and scroll down to Hard Drive Tools

under the Utilities menu. Select Hard Drive Tools, select DriveLock, then clear the check box for

DriveLock password on restart. Select OK to proceed.

f. If an Automatic DriveLock password is set, select the Security menu, scroll down to Hard Drive

Tools under the Utilities menu. Select Hard Drive Tools, scroll down to Automatic DriveLock, then

select the desired hard drive and disable protection. At the automatic drive lock warning screen,

select Yes to continue. Repeat this procedure if more than one hard drive has an Automatic

DriveLock password.

g. Select the Main menu, and then select Reset BIOS Security to factory default. Click Yes at the

warning message.

h. Select the Main menu, select Save Changes and Exit, select Yes to save changes and exit, and then

select Shutdown.

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HP Elite x2 1012 G2 Specifications

General

Form factor	Convertible (Detachable)
Product type	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product color	Silver
Country of origin	China
Display diagonal	12.3 \
Touch technology	Multi-touch
Display resolution	2736 x 1824 pixels
Native aspect ratio	3:2
Bus type	OPI
Stepping	H0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-7600 Mobile Series
Processor socket	BGA 1356
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Kaby Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	2.8 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	7.5 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x2, 1x4, 2x2, 2x1, 4x1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.9 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1866 MHz
Internal memory type	LPDDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	NVMe 3.0, PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Number of SSDs installed	1
On-board graphics card ID	0x5916
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	32 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Battery capacity	47 Wh
Battery life (max)	10 h
Video capturing speed	30 fps
Front camera resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera signal format	1080p
Rear camera resolution (numeric)	8 MP
Front camera resolution (numeric)	5 MP
AC adapter power	65 W
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.2
Mobile network generation	4G
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Pointing device	Clickpad
Processor code	SR33Z
Processor ARK ID	97466
Processor package size	42 x 24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00