TITLE: HP Compaq Thin Client Series System BIOS (786A1 BIOS)

VERSION: 1.12 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains utilities that can be used to restore or update the 
system BIOS on the supported thin client models (786A1 BIOS).

NOTE: To determine the BIOS family and BIOS date, press F10 on the target 
computer during startup to run the Setup Utility, and then select System 
Information. 

This package includes several methods for performing the BIOS update. Choose 
the method that works best for your environment. Each folder has self-contained 
files to perform the BIOS update. Any unwanted folders can be deleted.

Tools and appropriate BIOS images are contained in each of the directories, as 
follows:

-- DOS Flash - DOS utility that can be used locally or with a preboot execution 
environment (PXE) management application to update or restore the system BIOS.

-- WFlash - Microsoft Windows based utility to locally update the system BIOS 
on individual computers operating in a Microsoft Windows environment.

-- LFlash - Linux-based utility to locally update the system BIOS on 
individual PCs through the Linux environment.

-- Flash diskette - Utility that creates a bootable 1.44-MB diskette that can 
be used to locally restore or update the system BIOS. 

PURPOSE: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP37648
SUPERSEDES: SP34784
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 22, 2007
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Thin Clients

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP t5720: All Models
HP t5725: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded

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 additional keyboards.

FIXES: 
- Fixes issue where the F12 network boot does not work.

PREREQUISITES: 
None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE 
UPGRADE 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.


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