HP Spectre 13 User Manual

6 Using Setup Utility (BIOS)
Setup Utility, or Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), controls communication between all the input and output
devices on the system (such as disk drives, display, keyboard, mouse, and printer). Setup Utility (BIOS) includes
settings for the types of devices installed, the startup sequence of the computer, and the amount of system and
extended memory.
NOTE: To start Setup Utility on convertible computers, your computer must be in notebook mode and you
must use the keyboard attached to your notebook.
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
CAUTION: Use extreme care when making changes in Setup Utility (BIOS). Errors can prevent the computer
from operating properly.
▲ Turn on or restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press f10.
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS)
Updated versions of Setup Utility (BIOS) may be available on the HP website.
Most BIOS updates on the HP website are packaged in compressed les called SoftPaqs.
Some download packages contain a le named Readme.txt, which contains information regarding installing and
troubleshooting the le.
Determining the BIOS version
To decide whether you need to update Setup Utility (BIOS), rst determine the BIOS version on your computer.
To reveal the BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS), use one of these options.
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HP Support Assistant
1. Type support in the taskbar search box, and then select the HP Support Assistant app.
– or –
Click the question mark icon in the taskbar.
2. Select My PC, and then select Specications.
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Setup Utility (BIOS)
1. Start Setup Utility (BIOS) (see Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) on page 53).
2. Select Main, select System Information, and then make note of the BIOS version.
3. Select Exit, select No, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
To check for later BIOS versions, see Downloading a BIOS update on page 54.
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) 53

HP Spectre 13 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Silver
Housing material	Aluminium, Carbon fibre
Country of origin	China
Memory slots	1x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1866 MHz
Memory form factor	On-board
Internal memory type	LPDDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Card reader integrated	No
Total storage capacity	1024 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of SSDs installed	1
LED backlight	Yes
Display surface	Gloss
Display diagonal	13.3 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
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)	1050 MHz
Speakers manufacturer	Bang & Olufsen
Number of built-in speakers	2
WWAN	Not installed
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth version	4.2
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB Sleep-and-Charge ports	3
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
AC adapter power	45 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output voltage	19 V
Battery capacity	38 Wh
Battery life (max)	8 h
Number of battery cells	4
Pointing device	Touchpad
Bus type	OPI
Stepping	H0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor model	i7-7500U
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor socket	BGA 1356
Processor codename	Kaby Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	2.7 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	3.5 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 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
Sustainability certificates	RoHS, EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Processor code	SR2ZV
Processor ARK ID	95451
Processor package size	42 x 24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	229 mm
Width	325 mm
Height	10.4 mm
Weight	1110 g