TITLE: HP Compaq Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family MS7254)

VERSION: 1.04 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS (ROM) for the listed 
desktop models (with a MS7254 ROM Family). This utility works with the listed 
operating systems. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP33387
SUPERSEDES: SP33252
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 26, 2006
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dx2200 Microtower PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
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: 
- Displays an error message when a PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed in the 
wrong ports.
- Updates microcode for processor support.

FIXES: 
- Fixes an issue that occurs in a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) when 
booting into a Remote Installation Service (RIS) server or other PXE servers.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

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

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). 

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


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.