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C:\Documents and Settings\Tikkanenp\My Documents HP BIOS Flash UpdateBios Flash Update This BIOS Flash Update SoftPaq contains utilities and images that can be used to restore or upgrade the system BIOS on HP workstations. Several methods for changing the BIOS version on your computer may be chosen. Included are the various ways to perform the update. Each folder provided has self-contained files to perform the BIOS update and any unwanted folders may be deleted. I want to update my BIOS in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition I want to create a DOS diskette for BIOS flashing using a Windows Operating System I want to build a ROMPaq diskette to update my BIOS. I want to update my BIOS in Windows XP, 2000, or 98. I want to build a ROMPaq CD to update my BIOS. I want to create a bootable USB Key I want to update my BIOS from a USB flash media device in Windows XP, 2000, or 98. I want to update my BIOS from a DOS bootable USB flash media device. I want to use System Software Management (SSM). I want to use HP Client Manager Software (HPCMS). I want to use network BIOS flashing capabilities. I want to update my BIOS on a system with no floppy diskette drive. My system tells me that my system flash ROM image is corrupted. Folder and flash methods general descriptions. General Descriptions Utilities and appropriate BIOS images are contained in each of the directories as follows: DOS Flash - DOS utility that can be used locally or with a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) management application to update or restore the system BIOS. HPQFlash - Windows-based utility to locally update or restore the system BIOS on individual PCs through the Windows environment. No backup will be made of the current system BIOS. ROMPaq CD - Creates a bootable ROMPaq CD that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the system BIOS. No backup will be made of the current system BIOS. ROMPaq Diskette - Creates a bootable 1.44 ROMPaq diskette that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the system BIOS. A backup of the current system BIOS image is copied onto the ROMPaq diskette during the update process. If desired, this backup BIOS image on the ROMPaq diskette can be used to restore the system BIOS to its original version. This Softpaq can also be used with the following methods of updating the system BIOS: System Software Manager (SSM) - Use this SoftPaq with System Software Manager (SSM) to update the system BIOS on target PCs on a network. Place this SoftPaq in your SSM Filestore folder then update the database. SSM is a free utility provided by HP. For information on SSM, see http://www.hp.com/go/ssm HP Client Manager Software (HPCMS) - Use this Softpaq with HP Client Manager file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/TikkanenP/My%20Documents/HP%20BIOS%20Flash%20Update.txt[12/6/2012 14:19:13] Software (HPCMS) and Altiris Notification Server to remotely target, distribute, and update the system BIOS on network PCs. Place this SoftPaq in your HPCMS Filestore folder then update the database. HPCMS is a free management application provided by Altiris and HP. For information on HPCMS, see http://www.hp.com/go/EasyDeploy NOTE: A SoftPaq is available on the web that contains additional BIOS Utilities to support HP products. This SoftPaq will be shown when searching for software support of products in the category ROMPaqs/BIOS and Firmware. Windows BIOS Flashing This method is not compatible with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition HPQFlash.exe is a utility which is designed to flash the System BIOS within a Windows environment. To display the available options for this utility enter [Path]\HPQFlash -?. If the system has a Setup password enabled, then HPQFlash will prompt for the password to be entered before completing the flash process. For more information, view ReadMe.txt or HPQFlash.txt, both located in the HPQFlash folder. If you wish to update your BIOS using HPQFlash, click the link below. If prompted with a File Download dialog box, please select "Open" or "Run from current location". Launch HPQFlash ROMPaq CD BIOS Flashing This program creates a ROMPaq CD that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the system BIOS. This feature requires that a system is available with CD burning software and a compatible CD-R\RW drive installed. For more information on the ROMPaq CD, view the ReadMe.txt in the ROMPaq CD folder. If you wish to build a ROMPaq CD, click the link below. If prompted with a File Download dialog box, please select "Open" or "Run from current location". Launch ROMPaq CD Creation ROMPaq Diskette BIOS Flashing This program creates a ROMPaq 1.44 diskette that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the system BIOS. A backup of the current system BIOS will be copied onto the ROMPaq diskette during the flash process. If desired, the system can be re-flashed from the saved BIOS. For more information on the ROMPaq diskette, view the ReadMe.txt in the ROMPaq Disk folder. If you wish to build a ROMPaq Diskette, click the View Contents of ROMPaq Diskette Folder and execute ROMPaq.BAT manually to build the ROMPaq Diskette. View Contents of ROMPaq Diskette Folder USB Flash Media BIOS Flashing in Windows HPQFlash.exe is a utility which is designed to flash the system BIOS within a Windows environment and can be run from USB flash media device, including HP Drive Key and M-Systems DiskOnKey®. To display the available options for this utility enter [Path]\HPQFlash -?. If the system has a Setup password enabled, then HPQFlash will prompt for the password to be entered before completing the file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/TikkanenP/My%20Documents/HP%20BIOS%20Flash%20Update.txt[12/6/2012 14:19:13] flash process. To run HPQFlash from USB flash media device, copy HPQFlash.exe and ROM.cab to a properly formatted flash media device. HPQFlash can then be executed from its location on the flash media device. For more information, view ReadMe.txt or HPQFlash.txt, both located in the HPQFlash folder. To view the contents of the HPQFlash folder, click the View HPQFlash Contents link below. View Contents of HPQFlash Folder USB Flash Media BIOS Flashing in DOS This Softpaq can also be used with the following methods of updating the system BIOS: DOS Flash (flshlite.exe, flsh.cpu) is the DOS compatible version of the ROMPaq system BIOS flash utility that can be used from DOS bootable flash media device. Flsh.cpu is the required driver for flshlite.exe. Assign Password (assignpw.exe) can be used with DOS Flash if a Setup Password has been previously set on the target system. To flash the system BIOS from a USB flash media device, you will need to copy the contents of the DOS Flash folder to a bootable USB flash media device. To see a more complete description of the DOS flash utilities, view Flshlite.txt located in the DOS Flash folder. To view more information on making a DOS bootable flash media device, view DOSFM.txt in the DOS Flash folder. USB Boot - Utilities for creating a bootable USB device for flashing your bios. View Contents of DOS Flash Folder Creating a Bootable USB Device By using HPUSBFormatter.exe, the FreeDOS boot files and the Above instructions you can boot and flash your system using a USB device. HPUSBFormatter Readme.txt To Flash your bios see: USB Flash Media BIOS Flashing in DOS. View Contents of USB_BOOT Folder Windows XP Professional x64 Edition There is no native solution to flash your system bios in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Supported BIOS flash methods include: USB Flash Media BIOS Flashing in DOS ROMPaq CD BIOS Flashing Use Windows to create a bootable DOS diskette to flash the system BIOS Flash the BIOS using a Windows-created bootable DOS diskette 1. Create an MS-DOS startup disk The MS-DOS startup disk you create will allow you to boot into MS-DOS. Insert a floppy disk into your computer's floppy drive. Open My Computer, and then click the floppy disk drive to select it. On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive, and then click Format. Under Format options, click Create an MS-DOS startup disk. Click Start. Important: Creating an MS-DOS startup disk erases all information on the file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/TikkanenP/My%20Documents/HP%20BIOS%20Flash%20Update.txt[12/6/2012 14:19:13] floppy disk. Notes To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer. The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS prompt. The disk contains no additional tools. 2. Copy the DOS Flash utilities to the bootable DOS diskette DOS Flash (flshlite.exe, flsh.cpu) is the DOS compatible version of the ROMPaq system BIOS flash utility that can be used from DOS bootable floppy. Flsh.cpu is the required driver for flshlite.exe. Assign Password (assignpw.exe) can be used with DOS Flash if a Setup Password has been previously set on the target system. To flash the system BIOS from a DOS floppy, you will need to copy the contents of the DOS Flash folder to a bootable DOS diskette. To see a more complete description of the DOS flash utilities, view Flshlite.txt located in the DOS Flash folder. DOS_FLASH contents System Software Management (SSM) BIOS Flashing Use this SoftPaq with System Software Manager (SSM) to update the system BIOS on target PCs on a network.
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