TITLE: HP Compaq Business Desktop System BIOS (786C2 BIOS) VERSION: 1.08 Rev. A DESCRIPTION: This package contains utilities that can be used to restore or update the system BIOS on the listed desktop models with a 786C2 BIOS. Several methods for changing the BIOS version may be chosen. Included in this package are the following methods: - Use the DOS utility with a preboot execution environment (PXE) management application or to locally update or restore the system BIOS. - Use HPQFlash to upgrade the BIOS directly in a Microsoft Windows environment. - Create a CD image to upgrade/restore system BIOS. PURPOSE: Routine SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP32881 SUPERSEDES: SP31218 EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 2006 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: Yes PRODUCT TYPE(S): Desktops HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP Compaq dc5100 microtower: All Models HP Compaq dc5100 small form factor: All Models HP Compaq dx6120 microtower: All Models HP Compaq dx6120 slim tower: All Models HP Compaq dx6128 microtower: All Models SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S): None OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft 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 Russian Spanish Swedish Taiwanese Chinese Turkish US English ENHANCEMENTS: - Adds support for Intel Pentium 4 631, 641, 651, 661 Processors. 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. Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.