HP ELITE x2 1012 G1 Maintenance And Service Guide

Questions and answers
1. How can the BIOS settings be restored (returned to factory settings)?
IMPORTANT: Restore defaults does not securely erase any data on your hard drive. See question and
answer 6 for steps to securely erase data.
Restore defaults does not reset the Custom Secure Boot keys. See question and answer 7 for
information about resetting the keys.
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.
b. Select Main, and then select Restore defaults.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions.
d. Select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
2. What is a UEFI BIOS, and how is it dierent from a legacy BIOS?
The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS is an industry-standard software interface
between the platform rmware and an operating system (OS). It is a replacement for the older BIOS
architecture, but supports much of the legacy BIOS functionality.
Like the legacy BIOS, the UEFI BIOS provides an interface to display the system information and
conguration settings and to change the conguration of your computer before an OS is loaded. BIOS
provides a secure run-time environment that supports a Graphic User Interface (GUI). In this
environment, you can use either a pointing device (Touchscreen, TouchPad, pointing stick, or USB
mouse) or the keyboard to navigate and make menu and conguration selections. The UEFI BIOS also
contains basic system diagnostics.
The UEFI BIOS provides functionality beyond that of the legacy BIOS. In addition, the UEFI BIOS works to
initialize the computer’s hardware before loading and executing the OS; the run-time environment
allows the loading and execution of software programs from storage devices to provide more
functionality, such as advanced hardware diagnostics (with the ability to display more detailed system
information) and advanced rmware management and recovery software.
HP has provided options in Computer Setup (BIOS) to allow you to run in legacy BIOS, if required by the
operating system. Examples of this requirement would be if you upgrade or downgrade the OS.
3. Where does the UEFI BIOS reside?
The UEFI BIOS resides on a ash memory chip. A utility is required to write to the chip.
4. What kind of conguration data is stored on the DIMM Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory
module? How would this data be written?
The DIMM SPD memory contains information about the memory module, such as size, serial number,
data width, speed/timing, voltage, and thermal information. This information is written by the module
manufacturer and stored on an EEPROM. This EEPROM cannot be written to when the memory module is
installed in a PC. Third-party tools do exist that can write to the EEPROM when the memory module is
not installed in a PC. Various third-party tools are available to read SPD memory.
5. What is meant by “Restore the nonvolatile memory found in Intel-based system boards”?
This message relates to clearing the Real Time Clock (RTC) CMOS memory that contains PC conguration
data.
6. How can the BIOS security be reset to factory defaults and data erased?
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HP ELITE x2 1012 G1 Specifications

General

Bus type	OPI
Stepping	D1
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor code	SR2EN
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor family	Intel® Core™ m3
Processor series	Intel Core m3-6Y series
Processor socket	BGA 1515
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Skylake
Processor frequency	0.9 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	20 X 16.5 mm
Conflict-Free processor	Yes
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	2.2 GHz
Processor operating modes	32-bit, 64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Graphics & IMC lithography	14 nm
PCI Express configurations	1x2+2x1, 2x2, 1x4, 4x1
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	10
Device type	Tablet PC
Form factor	Slate
Product color	Silver
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1866 MHz
Internal memory type	LPDDR3-SDRAM
Storage media	SSD
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Internal storage capacity	180 GB
Display diagonal	12 \
Touch technology	Multi-touch
Display resolution	1920 x 1280 pixels
Graphics card	HD Graphics 515
On-board graphics card ID	0x191E
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 515
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	850 MHz
Rear camera type	Single camera
Rear camera resolution (numeric)	5 MP
Front camera resolution (numeric)	2 MP
Country of origin	China
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Battery capacity	2800 mAh
Battery life (max)	10 h
AC adapter power	45 W
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Platform	Windows
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Processor ARK ID	88198
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	213.5 mm
Width	300 mm
Height	8.05 mm
Weight	820 g