TITLE: HP Compaq Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family MS7336)

VERSION: 1.08 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS (ROM) for the 
supported desktop models (with a MS7336 ROM Family). This utility works with 
the supported operating systems. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP35996
SUPERSEDES: SP35704
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 31, 2007
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dx2300 Microtower PC: All Models
HP Compaq dx2308 Microtower PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 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: 
- Updates microcode to add support for Intel Core2 Duo Desktop Processors.
- Adds an option to the F10 BIOS utility that enables users to specify whether 
or not to display the F11 Recovery prompt on the Splash screen during Power-On 
Self-Test (POST).

FIXES: 
- Fixes an issue where the desktop takes a long time come out of Standby (S3) 
mode when an Intel Core2 Duo Processor is present.

PREREQUISITES: 
None

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 or Microsoft Vista 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) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.