TITLE: HP Compaq Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family 8I945GM)

VERSION: 1.11 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS (ROM) for the 
supported desktop models with an 8I945GM ROM Family and the supported operating 
systems. 

- This version of the BIOS is for system board rev 2.0 or later.  If you 
receive an error message during the BIOS upgrade stating that it is unable to 
upgrade the BIOS please check the system board is rev 2.0 or later.   If the 
system board is prior to revision 2.0 you will need to use different softpaq to 
upgrade your BIOS. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP38331
SUPERSEDES: SP35902
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 2008
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dx2280 MT: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
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: 
N/A

FIXES: 
- Fixes an issue where memory size is reported incorrectly when using Desktop 
Management Interface (DMI) BIOS calls with some DRAM memory configurations.
- Fixes an issue where corrupted characters are displayed in the F10 BIOS Setup 
after pressing F10 and then pressing the ESC key.

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.


Copyright (c) 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.