TITLE: ROMPaq for Notebooks System BIOS Update VERSION: KH.F.15 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the System BIOS in the notebook models listed. PURPOSE: Recommended Update SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP25884 SUPERSEDES: SP25691 EFFECTIVE DATE: October 16, 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 Intel OSD (on-screen display). FIXES: - Reduces fan noise. 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.