TITLE: HP Compaq Business Desktop PC ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade

VERSION: 1.16 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility that enables the update of the System BIOS for 
the listed desktop models and operating systems. The System BIOS can be updated 
directly from within the Microsoft Windows environment, or a bootable diskette 
or DriveKey can be created.

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP30810
SUPERSEDES: SP30715
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 14, 2005
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq d248 microtower: All Models
HP Compaq dx2000 microtower: All Models
HP Compaq d240 microtower: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Windows 2000
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional

LANGUAGE(S): 
Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese(PRC Simplified)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hongkong
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese Euro
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Taiwanese Chinese
Turkish
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Adds ability to disable the F9 prompt for the Boot Menu option at the 
Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen.
- Adds the ability to restrict the computer so it can not boot from a removable 
storage device (for example, from a Disk on Key device).

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. 

3. Choose one of the following three options when presented:
- Create BIOS Flash Diskette
- Create BIOS Flash DriveKey
- Flash System BIOS Now!

NOTE: After the files have been unpacked, the .EXE file downloaded in Step 1 
can be deleted, if desired.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE 
UPDATE PROCESS!



Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.