TITLE: ROMPaq for Notebooks System BIOS Update

VERSION: KH.F.08
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or 
update the System BIOS in the notebook models listed below.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP24857
SUPERSEDES: SP24684
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2003
CATEGORY: ROMPaq
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 

HP Compaq Business Notebook nx9010 (Windows XP and Windows 2000)

Presario models (Windows XP ONLY):
2503AP, 2505AP, 2505EA, 2508EA, 2509EA, 2510AP, 2515AP, 2520AP, 2520LA, 2524AP, 2528AP, 
2528EA, 2529EA, 2531EA, 2532AP, 2532EA, 2533EA, 2535AP, 2535QV, 2537EA, 2538AP, 2538CL, 
2538EA, 2539EA, 2540AP, 2540EA, 2541EA, 2542EA, 2543AP, 2545AP, 2545US, 2548AP, 2548EA, 
2549EA, 2550AP, 2550CA, 2550EA, 2555US, 2558AP, 2560AP, 2562AP, 2565AP, 2566AP, 2567AP, 
2568AP, 2569AP, 2570AP, 2571AP, 2572AP, 2573AP, 2575US, 2561US, 2570CA, 2515EA, 2517EA, 
2519EA, 2530EA, 2531EA, 2541EA, 2542EA, 2560EA, 2565EA, 2570EA, 2574AP, 2575AP, 2576AP

Pavilion models (Windows XP ONLY):
xt5335qv, xt5366wm, xt5377QV, ze5307LA, ze5315EA, ze5320AP, ze5320EA, ze5325EA, ze5339EA, 
ze5343EA, ze5344EA, ze5345EA, ze5345US, ze5354EA, ze5357LA, ze5360EA, ze5362EA, ze5365us, 
ze5375us, ze5385ca, ze5385us, ze5395us, ze5470us, ze5468CL, ze5451us, ze5478cl, ze5490us, 
ze5475ca, ze5477LA, ze5467LA, ze5457LA, ze5427LA, ze5417LA, ze5407LA, ze5414EA, ze5415EA, 
ze5420EA, ze5425EA, ze5430EA, ze5445EA, ze5446EA, ze5462EA

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
OS Independents
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

FIXES:
 - Fixes issue where User Power-on password still allowed access to the boot menu.
 - Fixes issue where notebook with a Celeron processor would enter hibernation immediately 
   when unplugged from AC power.
 - Fixes issue where processor's Speedstep did not work properly after resuming from Standby. 

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 

1. Download the SoftPaq to an empty directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the
SoftPaq Number above.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file
and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

4. Turn off the computer.

5. Place the newly created ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A: and turn on the computer to 
   update the system BIOS.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE COMPUTER WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE!
 

Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.