Bios Flash Update
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This BIOS Flash Update SoftPaq contains utilities that can be used to 
restore or upgrade the system BIOS on Hewlett-Packard workstations.  


Directories
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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.

BIOS_CD - Creates a CD containing the BIOS binary image that can be used 
to locally restore or upgrade the system BIOS through F10 setup or 
BootBlock Emergency Recovery Mode.


Instructions to flash from removable media
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  1. Copy xxx_MMmm.bin from DOS_Flash to your removable media.  
	i.e. floppy, usb, CD-rom
  2. Reboot system and follow instructions from 
	F10 Setup BIOS Flashing below


F10 Setup BIOS Flashing
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The HP Workstation system supported by this softpaq provides a BIOS upgrade 
option through F10 setup using the "Flash System ROM" feature.  Reboot the 
PC and press F10 to enter setup.  In the File menu, select the "Flash 
System ROM" item.  This flash utility will present the user with the option 
to select the media containing the BIOS image file (XXX_MMmm.bin).  The 
binary image file is contained in the DOS Flash directory and is named 
XXX_MMmm.bin where "XXX" is the abbreviated BIOS family, "MM" is the major 
version number, and "mm" is the minor version number.  

F10 ROM based flash can accept the binary file from the root directory of 
any removable media such as USB, legacy floppy diskette, and CD.  The 
BIOS_CD Media file, included in this softpaq, should be used to create a 
BIOS image CD.  When flashing with F10 ROM based flash, the CD media must 
be El-Torito compatible.  The user is prompted when the process is 
completed.  The new BIOS code will not take effect until the PC is 
rebooted.


BIOS CD Media
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This image creates a CD with the BIOS binary that can be used to locally 
restore or upgrade the system BIOS through F10 setup or BootBlock Emergency 
Recovery Mode. This feature requires that a system is available with CD 
burning software, such as 'cdrecord' and a compatible CD-R\RW drive 
installed. This CD image is not a self-contained flash utility.  It is 
simply a binary image of the BIOS that can be used by various flashing 
algorithms.  This image is useful in application where the system does not 
contain a standard floppy diskette drive.
	i.e.  
	'cdrecord -v -eject speed=16 dev=2,0,0 xxx_MMmm.iso' 
		where dev= is the device address for the CD Rom burner 
		that comes from 'cdrecord --scanbus'.


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