TITLE: HP Business Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family PE679AV)

VERSION: 1.01 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS for the listed 
desktop models (with a PE679AV ROM Family). This utility works with the listed 
operating systems. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP32089
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 2006
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP dx2150 Microtower PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
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: 
- Provides the first release of BIOS for the listed models.

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) 

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

NOTE: After the files have been unpacked, the .EXE file that was downloaded in 
Step 1 can be deleted, if desired.


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.