TITLE: NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 Video BIOS (ROM) And Flash Utility VERSION: 4.30.20.29.04 Rev. A DESCRIPTION: This Softpaq creates a bootable diskette with a firmware update for an NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 AGP video card in the workstation models listed. PURPOSE: Recommended SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP26088 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2003 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S) Workstations PRODUCT MODEL(S) HP Workstation xw4100: All Models HP Workstation xw6000: All Models HP Workstation xw8000: All Models OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Windows 2000 Windows XP Professional LANGUAGE(S): Global ENHANCEMENTS: - Smaller Option ROM size - Improved support for digital flat panel displays, particularly Viewsonic VP2290b FIXES: - System hang starting Windows with no displays attached to the video card PREREQUISITES: N/A HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file that is downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. Insert a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette in drive A:. This diskette will be erased by the SoftPaq. Before proceeding, make certain the diskette is not write protected, does not contain viruses, and does not contain data or critical files. 3. From the drive and directory into which the Sofpaq was downloaded, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 5. To install the video BIOS update, insert the floppy diskette into the A: drive of the workstation to be updated and restart the computer. The computer will boot from the diskette. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions. 7. Once the video BIOS update is complete, remove the diskette and cycle power to the workstation. Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.