TITLE: HP Compaq Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family i945GZMK)

VERSION: 1.03 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS (ROM) for the 
supported desktop models (with an i945GZMK ROM Family). This utility works with 
the supported operating systems. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP38318
SUPERSEDES: SP36850
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2008
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dx2080 Microtower: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 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: 
- Displays Sleep (S1) state help information only if the computer actually 
supports the Sleep (S1) state.

FIXES: 
- Fixes an issue that occurs in the F10 BIOS Setup when "Last State" is 
selected for the "Restore ON AC/POWER Loss" option. When "Last State" was 
selected, the setting was ignored and the default setting of "OFF" was used for 
this option. This issue has now been fixed.

PREREQUISITES: 
None

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

1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette and place it in the A: drive.

2. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

3. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to create 
the bootable diskette.

4. Start (boot) the target computer from the diskette and follow the on-screen 
instructions.


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