TITLE: HP Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family 7050)

VERSION: 1.06 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS for the listed 
desktop models (with a 7050 ROM Family). This utility works with the listed 
operating systems. 

The system BIOS can be updated directly from within the Microsoft Windows 
environment, or a bootable diskette or DriveKey can be created. 

PURPOSE: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP31068
SUPERSEDES: SP30539
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2005
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: Yes

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP dx5150 Microtower PC: All Models
HP dx5150 Small Form Factor PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None
OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Home Edition

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 dual-core processor. - Adds option to disable the Boot Menu 
option (F9) during Power-On Self-Test (POST). - Adds feature that searches all 
installed network cards when F12 is pressed during startup in order to find a 
server from which to boot.

FIXES: 
- Corrects grammatical errors in the Help file for the F10 Setup Utility. - 
Fixes issue with Boot Menu (press F9 during POST) to correctly display items 
from which is it valid to boot. - Fixes some issues that occurred with USB 
diskette drives. - Fixes issue where Hibernate mode (also referred to as S4 
mode) does not work from certain keyboards. - Fixes issue where USB hard drives 
do not resume from Hibernate mode (S4) when operating in a Microsoft Windows 
2000 Operating System environment.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

HOW TO USE: 
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 operating system environment) * * At the present time, the 
''Create BIOS Flash Diskette'' and ''Flash System BIOS Now!'' options are only 
available for use on desktops that are running the Microsoft Windows XP 
Professional (32-bit) or Microsoft Windows Home Edition (32-bit) Operating 
Systems. These options are not available for use with desktops that are running 
the Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Operating System. NOTE: After 
the files have been unpacked, the .EXE file that was downloaded in Step 1 can 
be deleted, if desired. WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE 
COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS!



Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.