TITLE: ISO Image for Notebook System BIOS – Bootable CD

VERSION: 1.0O Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains an ISO file that can be used to create a bootable CD,
which is used to update the System BIOS on the listed notebook models and 
operating systems. An ISO file is a compressed image that creates an exact 
copy of an existing image on a CD.

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: sp27505
SUPERSEDES: sp27494
EFFECTIVE DATE: 13 February 2006
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
Compaq Presario B1010 Notebook PC
Compaq Presario B1011 Notebook PC 
Compaq Presario B1013 Notebook PC
Compaq Presario B1014 Notebook PC
Compaq Presario B1015 Notebook PC

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (32-bit)
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
French
German
Italian
US English
 
FIXES: 
- Corrects issue where the BIOS version is reported incorrectly.
 
PREREQUISITES: 
None

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to 
   extract a CD image file named SP27505.iso.

3. Insert a blank CD into the CD-ROM drive.

4. Using Microsoft Windows Explorer, locate the SP27505.iso file in the
   download directory created in Step 2 (the default is C:\swsetup\sp27505).

5. Right-click the SP27505.iso file, highlight "Open With", and then select
   "Roxio EasyCDCreator" (or equivalent CD-burning software).

6. In the Record Method section of the CD Creation Setup dialog box, choose
   "Track-At-Once" and "Finalize CD".

7. Click OK to write the image to the CD.

8. Restart the notebook, allowing it to boot from the CD. Then follow the
   on-screen instructions to update the System BIOS.
 
 
Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.