TITLE: HP Compaq dc7700p Business Desktop System BIOS for Intel vPro Technology 
(786E1 BIOS)

VERSION: 2.09 Rev. C
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains utilities that can be used to restore or update the 
system BIOS on the listed desktop models with a 786E1 BIOS. 

The Active Management Technology (AMT) v 2.1 Management Engine (ME) firmware 
image is only intended for Intel vPro configurations. This SoftPaq, including 
the v 2.09 system BIOS, is not intended for non-AMT systems. 

IMPORTANT: The system should NOT be updated with this new ME firmware if it is 
a non-vPro configuration or if it is using ASF as the management selection in a 
vPro configuration. Once the ME firmware is updated to this new image, it 
CANNOT be re-flashed to an older ME firmware version (that is, it CANNOT be 
restored to a v 2.0 or older AMT version), and functionality may be adversely 
impacted in some ASF configurations.

Several methods for changing the BIOS version may be chosen. Included in this 
package are the following methods:

- Use the DOS utility with a pre-boot execution environment (PXE) management 
application to locally update or restore the system BIOS.
- Use HPQFlash to upgrade the BIOS directly in a Microsoft Windows or Microsoft 
Windows Vista environment.
- Create a CD image to upgrade/restore system BIOS. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP35265
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 6, 2007
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: Yes

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dc7700 Convertible Minitower PC: All Models
HP Compaq dc7700 Small Form Factor PC: All Models
HP Compaq dc7700 Ultra-Slim Desktop PC: All Models
HP Compaq dx7300 Microtower PC: All Models
HP Compaq dx7300 Slim Tower PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

DEVICES SUPPORTED:
Intel PCI Serial Port

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Edition
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: 
This BIOS release contains the following Intel vPro Configuration updates:

- Adds support for AMT v 2.1 management engine firmware.
- Improves Integrated Drive Electronics Redirection/ Serial over LAN (IDER/SOL) 
functionality for AMT remote management.
- Adds menu for AMT options under the F10 advanced menus.
- Supports AMT 2.1 idle timeout for power savings when the management engine is 
monitoring the system during Sleep states.

PREREQUISITES: 
None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
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: Only the System BIOS component of this SoftPaq is SSM Compliant. The 
Intel Management Engine (ME) firmware is not SSM compliant and therefore 
requires a different method for remote deployment.


Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.