HP Manufacturing Programming Mode

Fixing HP Z240 stuck in Manufacturing Programming Mode (MPM)

Download HP BCU (BIOS Configuration Utility) – http://ftp.ext.hp.com//pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/HP_BCU.html

After you download it, install it and go to installation link.
C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\BIOS configuration utility\

Now type in CMD the following command:

• cd C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\BIOS configuration utility\
• biosconfigutility64.exe /getconfig:config.txt
• Don’t close the CMD

Go to:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\BIOS configuration utility\
• There you would see the config.txt document, open it and edit the Manufacturing Programming Mode

FROM:
Manufacturing Programming Mode
*Unlock
Lock

TO:
Manufacturing Programming Mode
Unlock
*Lock

Now save the changes you made in txt file, copy the config.txt back to c:\Program Files (x86)Viewel-Packard\Kos configuration utility. Now back to CMD (Command Prompt)
type in:
biosconfigutility64.exe /setconfig:config.txt

close the CMD and you are DONE

“Warning: Machine is not in committed state” on bootup

I turned on Secure Boot and this message went away

HP BCU

This package provides the HP BIOS Configuration Utility (BCU) for supported notebook, desktop, and workstation models that are running a supported operating system.

• HP BCU User Guide

*Does not support XP systems that have set the BIOS setup password.

VERSION 4.0.32.1

• Adds PFX files with passwords on private key
• Use /setvalue command with a provided password file when BIOS password is set on system
• Fixes where using /addauthstr on a full repset file containing read only settings causes an error to occur
• Fixes where BIOS returns a non-zero (fail) result and BCU is incorrectly reporting success
• Fixes where BCU can set successfully when set the MPM counter to a non-integer value (eg. 5C1)