TITLE: ROMPaq for Notebooks System BIOS Update

VERSION: KH.F.13
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or 
upgrade the System BIOS in the Presario and Pavilion models listed below.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update 
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP25345
SUPERSEDES: SP24863
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 8, 2003
CATEGORY:BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks

PRODUCT MODEL(S): 

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

Presario models (Microsoft 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,
2568CL, 2530EA, 2579AG, 2584AG, 2596AG, 2513EA, 2594AG, 2575US, 2561US, 2580AG, 2581AG
2503EA, 2592AG, 2593AG, 2597AG, 2515EA, 2517EA, 2519EA, 2518EA, 2570EA, 2572EA, 2578AG
2595AG, 2560EA, 2577AG, 2582AG, 2586AG, 2587AG, 2565EA, 2554EA, 2558EA, 2585AG, 2547EA
2552EA, 2591AG, 2598AG, 2574AG, 2512AH, 2576AG, 2588AG, 2599AG, 2510AH, 2511AH, 2589AG, 
2590AG, 2570US, 2580US, 2590US, 2520EU, 2520EU, 2581US, 2521EU, 2515EU, 2585US, 2521AH
2522AH, 2523AH, 2527AH, 2533AH, 2598CL, 2580CA, 2532AH, 2520AH, 2524AH, 2525AH, 2526AH
2528AH, 2531AH, 2529AH, 2530AH, 2534AH, 2535AH, 2536AH, 2578CL

Pavilion models (Microsoft 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, ze5420EA, ze5425EA, ze5426EA,
ze5427LA, ze5475CA, ze5415EA, ze5416EA, ze5418EA, ze5478CL, ze5490US, ze5477LA, ze5467LA,
ze5445EA, ze5440EAz,ze5443EA, ze5407LA, ze5417LA, ze5414EA, ze5413EA, ze5430EA, ze5446EA,
ze5460EA, ze5410AP, ze5460US, ze557sr,  ze5590us, ze5520EA, ze5501us, ze5515EA, ze5570us,
ze5511AP, ze5505EA, ze5510EA, ze5504EA, ze5529EA, ze5510AP, ze5512AP, ze5513AP,
ze5451US, ze5477WM, ze5457LA, ze5415AP, ze5462EA, ze5525EA, ze5547wm

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS:
 - Adds printer Port mode setting in BIOS setup
 - Adds 2.3-Ghz portability support. 
 - Updates new micro code for Intel processors. 

FIXES:
 - Fixes an issue that would occur when the notebook was shut down by holding the power 
   button down for 4 seconds. The next time the notebook was turned on, it would start up 
   with the display panel brightness set for DC power even when it was plugged in to AC 
   power.
 - Fixes an issue where Printer port mode could be changed even with user password enabled. 
 - Fixes issue where Fn-F5 had to be pressed twice the first time to switch to the external 
   monitor.
 - Fixes issue where Cisco smart card reader caused system to lock up. 
 - Under Microsoft Windows 2000, fixes issue where system locked up when switching display
   between notebook display panel and external monitor.

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.