TITLE: WinFlash Utility for HP Notebook System BIOS - Windows-Based VERSION: F.12 DESCRIPTION: This package contains the WinFlash utility and a System BIOS image for the listed notebook models and operating systems. The WinFlash utility is used to locally flash the System BIOS (ROM) on notebooks operating in a Microsoft Windows environment. PURPOSE: Routine SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP29301 SUPERSEDES: SP29135 EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 2004 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S) Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): Compaq Presario V2000 Series HP Compaq nx4800 Business Notebook HP Pavilion dv1000 Series OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional LANGUAGE(S): US English FIXES: - Fixes intermittent issue where the system timer stops counting. PREREQUISITES: N/A 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. NOTE: The BIOS version can be determined during the last step of running the WinFlash utility. Click "OK" to confirm the BIOS update and continue, or click "Cancel" to skip it. Copyright (c) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.