lbwww/site/docs/install/hp2570p.md

---

title: Install Libreboot on HP EliteBook 2570p x-toc-enable: true ...

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING, OR YOU MAY BRICK YOUR MACHINE!! - Please click the link and follow the instructions there, before flashing. For posterity, here is the link again.

HP EliteBook 2570p | ***Specifications*** | | |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| | **Manufacturer** | HP | | **Name** | EliteBook 2570p | | **Released** | 2012 | | **Chipset** | Intel QM77 | | **CPU** | Intel Ivy Bridge, socketed | | **Graphics** | Intel HD Graphics | | **Display** | 12.5" 1366x768 | | **Memory** | Up to 16GB (2x8GB) | | **Architecture** | x86_64 | | **EC** | KBC1126, proprietary | | **Intel ME/AMD PSP** | Present, neutered | | **Flash chip** | SOIC-16 16MiB | | ***Payloads supported*** | | |---------------------------|-------| | **GRUB** | Works | | **SeaBIOS** | Works | | **SeaBIOS with GRUB** | Works |

Open source BIOS/UEFI firmware

This document will teach you how to install Libreboot, on your HP EliteBook 2570p laptop motherboard. Libreboot is a Free Software project that replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware.

Brief board info

Vendor info here:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03412731

Installation of Libreboot

Coreboot also has some information:

https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/hp/2560p.html#programming

If you're using Libreboot release ROM images, the ME image has been scrubbed and you must re-insert it. Use the information on this guide to know how to do that:

Insert vendor files on Intel Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell platforms

Make sure to set the MAC address in the flash: Modify MAC addresses with nvmutil.

Refer to the Libreboot flashing guides