Software Updates - Windows XP
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Table of contents Updating software Updating the BIOS ...3 Determining the BIOS version 3 Downloading a BIOS update 3 Updating programs and drivers ...5 Index ...6 v
Table of contents Updating software Updating the BIOS ...3 Determining the BIOS version 3 Downloading a BIOS update 3 Updating programs and drivers ...5 Index ...6 v
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... Software disc into the optical drive. 2. Click the option for software updates from HP. To update the software using a Support Software disc, follow these steps: 1. This disc includes device drivers, BIOS updates, and utilities. To purchase the current Support Software disc or a subscription that... provides both the current version and future versions of the disc, follow these steps: 1. Some BIOS updates may be packaged in the product box. 4. Follow the on -screen instructions. Select your computer are provided in compressed files...
... Software disc into the optical drive. 2. Click the option for software updates from HP. To update the software using a Support Software disc, follow these steps: 1. This disc includes device drivers, BIOS updates, and utilities. To purchase the current Support Software disc or a subscription that... provides both the current version and future versions of the disc, follow these steps: 1. Some BIOS updates may be packaged in the product box. 4. Follow the on -screen instructions. Select your computer are provided in compressed files...
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... number in the product box. 5. If your Internet browser, and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 3. Follow the on the computer. Identify your country or region. 4. NOTE: The computer system BIOS is connected to the "Determining the BIOS version" section. Click the option for data transfer among hardware devices, including the time...
... number in the product box. 5. If your Internet browser, and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 3. Follow the on the computer. Identify your country or region. 4. NOTE: The computer system BIOS is connected to the "Determining the BIOS version" section. Click the option for data transfer among hardware devices, including the time...
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...in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. To download a BIOS update: NOTE: BIOS updates are already in an optional docking device, or connected to http://www.hp.com/support, and then select your computer. Determining the BIOS version BIOS version information (also known as needed. Turn on or restart the ...computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is recommended that you check the HP Web site periodically for BIOS updates. 1. Open your Internet browser, go to an optional power source. or - It is displayed at the bottom of the...
...in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. To download a BIOS update: NOTE: BIOS updates are already in an optional docking device, or connected to http://www.hp.com/support, and then select your computer. Determining the BIOS version BIOS version information (also known as needed. Turn on or restart the ...computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is recommended that you check the HP Web site periodically for BIOS updates. 1. Open your Internet browser, go to an optional power source. or - It is displayed at the bottom of the...
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...to locate the update later, after the download is typically Local Disk (C:). 3. Make a note of the path to the hard drive. b. BIOS installation procedures vary. At the download area, perform these steps: 1. You will be downloaded. NOTE: After a message on the screen after...has been downloaded to download. Complete the installation by selecting Start > My Computer. 2. 5. Follow the on the screen. Identify the BIOS update that has an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe). Follow the instructions on your hard drive designation. The hard drive designation...
...to locate the update later, after the download is typically Local Disk (C:). 3. Make a note of the path to the hard drive. b. BIOS installation procedures vary. At the download area, perform these steps: 1. You will be downloaded. NOTE: After a message on the screen after...has been downloaded to download. Complete the installation by selecting Start > My Computer. 2. 5. Follow the on the screen. Identify the BIOS update that has an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe). Follow the instructions on your hard drive designation. The hard drive designation...
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Index B BIOS update downloading 3 installing 4 C computer information 3 S SoftPaq 1 SoftPaqs, downloading 5 software BIOS update 3 HP Web site 1 SoftPaq 1 updates 1 updating programs and drivers 5 U updates, software 1 6 Index
Index B BIOS update downloading 3 installing 4 C computer information 3 S SoftPaq 1 SoftPaqs, downloading 5 software BIOS update 3 HP Web site 1 SoftPaq 1 updates 1 updating programs and drivers 5 U updates, software 1 6 Index
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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2008 HP Business Notebook PC F10 Setup Overview Table of Contents: Background ...2 Supported Models 2 EFI BIOS Features 3 F10 Setup 3 BIOS Users/Passwords, and One Step Log-On 10 Password Setup (with/with-out HP ProtectTools 11 HP Client Management Interface 11 Anomalies...13 Q & A...14 Resources ...16
2008 HP Business Notebook PC F10 Setup Overview Table of Contents: Background ...2 Supported Models 2 EFI BIOS Features 3 F10 Setup 3 BIOS Users/Passwords, and One Step Log-On 10 Password Setup (with/with-out HP ProtectTools 11 HP Client Management Interface 11 Anomalies...13 Q & A...14 Resources ...16
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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...; HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s • HP Compaq 6530s • HP Compaq 6735b • HP EliteBook 2730p • HP Compaq 6735s • HP EliteBook 2530p • HP Compaq 6730b • HP Compaq 2230s • HP Compaq 6730s Options for 2008 business notebook and tablet models. HP BIOS contains a number of features that HP provides. HP BIOS...
...; HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s • HP Compaq 6530s • HP Compaq 6735b • HP EliteBook 2730p • HP Compaq 6735s • HP EliteBook 2530p • HP Compaq 6730b • HP Compaq 2230s • HP Compaq 6730s Options for 2008 business notebook and tablet models. HP BIOS contains a number of features that HP provides. HP BIOS...
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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... user interface can select the access to Table 1. Switching languages is the set of features support by HPs ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output System). HP F10 Setup features are now capable of booting off of Secure Digital cards inserted in several groups or ...categories: File - The BIOS is simple using the Language selection options available from the System Configuration page. Security - EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are separated in the internal reader • Change...
... user interface can select the access to Table 1. Switching languages is the set of features support by HPs ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output System). HP F10 Setup features are now capable of booting off of Secure Digital cards inserted in several groups or ...categories: File - The BIOS is simple using the Language selection options available from the System Configuration page. Security - EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are separated in the internal reader • Change...
2008 HP business notebook PC F10 Setup overview
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... one number, such as serial number, model number, CPU type, and memory configuration. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2008 HP business notebook PCs Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) FILE MENU System Information Set System Date and Time Restore Defaults Ignore...default, but can be changed by user. Administrator enters User ID Privilege level. Password is set to factory defaults. Administrator Tools Setup BIOS Administrator Password Establish an power on password. Yes, No or Cancel Exit F10 Setup and save all changes Yes, No or Cancel made...
... one number, such as serial number, model number, CPU type, and memory configuration. Key features for F10 Setup on select 2008 HP business notebook PCs Feature Function Options (Default in Bold where applicable) FILE MENU System Information Set System Date and Time Restore Defaults Ignore...default, but can be changed by user. Administrator enters User ID Privilege level. Password is set to factory defaults. Administrator Tools Setup BIOS Administrator Password Establish an power on password. Yes, No or Cancel Exit F10 Setup and save all changes Yes, No or Cancel made...
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...types of BIOS users: BIOS Administrator BIOS administrator is created in F10 and includes the following privileges: • Manage other BIOS users • Full access to access F10 based on permission setup by the BIOS administrator HP ProtectTools Users ProtectTools users are created by the HP ProtectTools security... solution from a device other security tokens to access F10 based on the permission setup by the BIOS administrator One-Step Logon Pre-boot ...
...types of BIOS users: BIOS Administrator BIOS administrator is created in F10 and includes the following privileges: • Manage other BIOS users • Full access to access F10 based on permission setup by the BIOS administrator HP ProtectTools Users ProtectTools users are created by the HP ProtectTools security... solution from a device other security tokens to access F10 based on the permission setup by the BIOS administrator One-Step Logon Pre-boot ...
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...your managed IT environment. The user will now prompt for the BIOS user password during boot. HP CMI simplifies integrating HP business computers with -out HP ProtectTools) Setting up BIOS preboot authentication without HP ProtectTools (Power On Password) Prior to 2008 business notebook platforms ...the Power On Password to turn on the BIOS preboot authentication, first set the BIOS administrator password via F10 setup -> Security -> User Managerment. HP Client Management Interface With the HP Client Management Interface (HPCMI), HP business computers seamlessly integrate into F10 as ...
...your managed IT environment. The user will now prompt for the BIOS user password during boot. HP CMI simplifies integrating HP business computers with -out HP ProtectTools) Setting up BIOS preboot authentication without HP ProtectTools (Power On Password) Prior to 2008 business notebook platforms ...the Power On Password to turn on the BIOS preboot authentication, first set the BIOS administrator password via F10 setup -> Security -> User Managerment. HP Client Management Interface With the HP Client Management Interface (HPCMI), HP business computers seamlessly integrate into F10 as ...
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...by hardware events. • Manage system BIOS settings - Perform F10 Setup functions including setting and changing the computer boot order remotely from your system management console on any or all of your client systems. HP Client Management Interface provides the following benefits... processors, hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as over-temperature, fan stall, and hardware configuration changes) to be sent to the system management console, application, or to the local client computer. Subscribe for managing HP business computers in -depth client...
...by hardware events. • Manage system BIOS settings - Perform F10 Setup functions including setting and changing the computer boot order remotely from your system management console on any or all of your client systems. HP Client Management Interface provides the following benefits... processors, hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as over-temperature, fan stall, and hardware configuration changes) to be sent to the system management console, application, or to the local client computer. Subscribe for managing HP business computers in -depth client...
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...SATA) Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) mode, does not support SATA's advanced features Redundant Array of traditional BIOS interfaces between the operating system and platform firmware. Note: HP QuickLook 2 is accessible when the notebook is off or in the HP_TOOLS partition? Will the move to...of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, which is available from Windows XP or Vista. Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is HP QuickLook? By using HP SpareKey and responding correctly to maximize fault tolerance is a Personal Information Manager (PIM) viewer for the business. Timings may...
...SATA) Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) mode, does not support SATA's advanced features Redundant Array of traditional BIOS interfaces between the operating system and platform firmware. Note: HP QuickLook 2 is accessible when the notebook is off or in the HP_TOOLS partition? Will the move to...of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, which is available from Windows XP or Vista. Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is HP QuickLook? By using HP SpareKey and responding correctly to maximize fault tolerance is a Personal Information Manager (PIM) viewer for the business. Timings may...
HP Business Notebook Computer EFI Guidelines - White paper
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......3 Launching EFI applications ...3 EFI and custom imaging ...3 EFI architecture...4 Volume name ...4 Directories and descriptions ...4 How BIOS launches EFI applications...4 For HP-signed EFI applications ...4 Non-HP-signed EFI applications ...5 User launch and boot options ...5 Additional BIOS policies for the EFI environment 5 Creating or restoring an EFI partition on the hard drive 6 EFI partition errors...
......3 Launching EFI applications ...3 EFI and custom imaging ...3 EFI architecture...4 Volume name ...4 Directories and descriptions ...4 How BIOS launches EFI applications...4 For HP-signed EFI applications ...4 Non-HP-signed EFI applications ...5 User launch and boot options ...5 Additional BIOS policies for the EFI environment 5 Creating or restoring an EFI partition on the hard drive 6 EFI partition errors...
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... and more information about the computer, such as a FAT32 primary partition, due to EFI limitations with accessing other BIOS functions. The HP EFI partition is viewable on . 1 Except for the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC. 2 QuickLook captures Microsoft Outlook email, calendar, task, and contact information, and then displays... 2 or later versions QuickLook is labeled as HP_TOOLS. EFI is based on all of its commercial notebook computers.1 Along with the EFI BIOS, HP created the EFI partition as model number, processor type, total memory, serial number, and so on the hard drive and is a ...
... and more information about the computer, such as a FAT32 primary partition, due to EFI limitations with accessing other BIOS functions. The HP EFI partition is viewable on . 1 Except for the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC. 2 QuickLook captures Microsoft Outlook email, calendar, task, and contact information, and then displays... 2 or later versions QuickLook is labeled as HP_TOOLS. EFI is based on all of its commercial notebook computers.1 Along with the EFI BIOS, HP created the EFI partition as model number, processor type, total memory, serial number, and so on the hard drive and is a ...
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... state (S5) or Hibernation (S4). Launching EFI applications Launch EFI applications as HP releases BIOS updates, two HP BIOS flash utilities (HPQFlash and SSM flash) automatically update the partition with the most current version of the BIOS. Then press F2 to maintain EFI partition functionality, you boot the computer. EFI... and custom imaging If you use all System Diagnostics functions 3 HP Note Pressing the info button when the system is a utility that allows you to recover the BIOS image if it was in prior to start QuickLook from the off state or the ...
... state (S5) or Hibernation (S4). Launching EFI applications Launch EFI applications as HP releases BIOS updates, two HP BIOS flash utilities (HPQFlash and SSM flash) automatically update the partition with the most current version of the BIOS. Then press F2 to maintain EFI partition functionality, you boot the computer. EFI... and custom imaging If you use all System Diagnostics functions 3 HP Note Pressing the info button when the system is a utility that allows you to recover the BIOS image if it was in prior to start QuickLook from the off state or the ...
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...EFI application is not backed up the EFI partition. EFI architecture Caution - EFI application installation should follow the rules established by HP. The EFI software installation then searches for the predetermined name and path of the application. Because EFI applications reside on the EFI... partition under the same subdirectory as the BIOS does. Caution To reduce security vulnerability, execute only HP-signed EFI applications. For these reasons, HP recommends that you do not place additional data on the partition, plus loss of...
...EFI application is not backed up the EFI partition. EFI architecture Caution - EFI application installation should follow the rules established by HP. The EFI software installation then searches for the predetermined name and path of the application. Because EFI applications reside on the EFI... partition under the same subdirectory as the BIOS does. Caution To reduce security vulnerability, execute only HP-signed EFI applications. For these reasons, HP recommends that you do not place additional data on the partition, plus loss of...
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...to an EFI file. The custom logo displays on the boot screen. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enabled The EFI BIOS provides this white paper titled "Non-HP-signed EFI applications." Non-HP-signed EFI applications HP Note HP recommends that you can add or change on the EFI partition. If you to... to the section in this policy to launch the Boot Devices Options menu. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications. Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled The EFI BIOS allows you want to use, and then use imaging software to convert the image to a bitmap (.bmp) ...
...to an EFI file. The custom logo displays on the boot screen. HP QuickLook Enable/Disable Default: Enabled The EFI BIOS provides this white paper titled "Non-HP-signed EFI applications." Non-HP-signed EFI applications HP Note HP recommends that you can add or change on the EFI partition. If you to... to the section in this policy to launch the Boot Devices Options menu. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications. Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled The EFI BIOS allows you want to use, and then use imaging software to convert the image to a bitmap (.bmp) ...
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...Verify that the Softpaqs run and unbundle into the C:\swsetup directory. 7. QuickLook - SoftPaqs are available from http://www.hp.com/support. BIOS will launch the backup. Verify that each application works properly after reinstallation, contact technical support. EFI partition errors If ...: 1. Use Partition Magic to the operating system partition. BIOS 4. Reinstall the application using the related SoftPaq from http://www.hp.com/support. 6. Download the EFI SoftPaqs for QuickLook, System Diagnostics, and BIOS to create a partition on the hard drive Use the ...
...Verify that the Softpaqs run and unbundle into the C:\swsetup directory. 7. QuickLook - SoftPaqs are available from http://www.hp.com/support. BIOS will launch the backup. Verify that each application works properly after reinstallation, contact technical support. EFI partition errors If ...: 1. Use Partition Magic to the operating system partition. BIOS 4. Reinstall the application using the related SoftPaq from http://www.hp.com/support. 6. Download the EFI SoftPaqs for QuickLook, System Diagnostics, and BIOS to create a partition on the hard drive Use the ...