TITLE: HP Compaq Thin Client Series System BIOS (786R4 BIOS)

VERSION: 1.02 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains utilities that can be used to restore or update the 
system BIOS on the supported thin client models (786R4 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. 

PURPOSE: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP38362
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2008
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Thin Clients

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq t5730 Thin Client: All Models
HP Compaq t5735 Thin Client: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Linux Embedded
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded

LANGUAGE(S): 
Chinese(PRC Simplified)
Dutch
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Spanish
Taiwanese Chinese
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides a new video BIOS.

FIXES: 
- Fixes issue where Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (XPe) recovery CD does not 
work.
- Fixes issue where some USB CDs do not boot.

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) 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.