TITLE: HP Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family 7050)

VERSION: 1.06 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS for the listed 
desktop models (with a 7050 ROM Family). This utility works with the listed 
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: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP31068
SUPERSEDES: SP30539
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2005
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: Yes

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP dx5150 Microtower PC: All Models
HP dx5150 Small Form Factor PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Home Edition

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

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Adds support for dual-core processor. 
- Adds option to disable the Boot Menu 
option (F9) during Power-On Self-Test (POST). 
- Adds feature that searches all installed network cards when F12 is pressed
during startup in order to find a server from which to boot.

FIXES: 
- Corrects grammatical errors in the Help file for the F10 Setup Utility. 
- Fixes issue with Boot Menu (press F9 during POST) to correctly display items 
from which is it valid to boot. 
- Fixes some issues that occurred with USB diskette drives. 
- Fixes issue where Hibernate mode (also referred to as S4 mode) does not work
from certain keyboards. 
- Fixes issue where USB hard drives do not resume from Hibernate mode (S4) when
operating in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System environment.

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 (the DriveKey must be bootable; this option 
creates the files needed to be able to flash the BIOS from the DriveKey) 
- Flash System BIOS Now! (this option enables the BIOS to be upgraded from 
within the Microsoft Windows operating system environment) * 

* At the present time, the ''Create BIOS Flash Diskette'' and ''Flash System 
BIOS Now!'' options are only available for use on desktops that are running the 
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit) or Microsoft Windows Home Edition 
(32-bit) Operating Systems. These options are not available for use with 
desktops that are running the Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 
Operating System. 

NOTE: After the files have been unpacked, the .EXE file that was 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.