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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...txt files included with your computer model number in English only.) You can manually check for software updates from HP. Press enter. 5. This disc includes device drivers, BIOS updates, and utilities. Follow the on -screen instructions. 1 Most software on -screen instructions. Insert the ...2. The Software Update utility automatically checks for updates at any time by obtaining the Support Software disc (purchased separately). Some BIOS updates may be packaged in compressed files called ROMPaqs. Click the option for software and driver downloads, and then type your...
...txt files included with your computer model number in English only.) You can manually check for software updates from HP. Press enter. 5. This disc includes device drivers, BIOS updates, and utilities. Follow the on -screen instructions. 1 Most software on -screen instructions. Insert the ...2. The Software Update utility automatically checks for updates at any time by obtaining the Support Software disc (purchased separately). Some BIOS updates may be packaged in compressed files called ROMPaqs. Click the option for software and driver downloads, and then type your...
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For details, refer to http://www.hp.com/support. 3. To update the software using the HP Web site, follow these steps: 1. Click the option for a system BIOS update by identifying the BIOS version currently installed on the computer. NOTE: The computer system BIOS is connected to a network, consult the network administrator before installing any software updates...
For details, refer to http://www.hp.com/support. 3. To update the software using the HP Web site, follow these steps: 1. Click the option for a system BIOS update by identifying the BIOS version currently installed on the computer. NOTE: The computer system BIOS is connected to a network, consult the network administrator before installing any software updates...
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... to the File menu. 5. It is connected to the computer or an unsuccessful installation, download and install a BIOS update only when the computer is recommended that you check the HP Web site periodically for displaying BIOS information, follow these instructions: Do not disconnect power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from...
... to the File menu. 5. It is connected to the computer or an unsuccessful installation, download and install a BIOS update only when the computer is recommended that you check the HP Web site periodically for displaying BIOS information, follow these instructions: Do not disconnect power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from...
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...your computer. At the download area, perform these steps: 1. Double-click your hard drive. 6. The BIOS installation begins. 5. Follow any software updates, especially system BIOS updates. BIOS installation procedures vary. The hard drive designation is complete. Complete the installation by selecting Start > My ... You may delete the downloaded file from your hard drive that is newer than the BIOS version currently installed on -screen instructions to access the BIOS update you may need to access this information to download. You will be downloaded. ...
...your computer. At the download area, perform these steps: 1. Double-click your hard drive. 6. The BIOS installation begins. 5. Follow any software updates, especially system BIOS updates. BIOS installation procedures vary. The hard drive designation is complete. Complete the installation by selecting Start > My ... You may delete the downloaded file from your hard drive that is newer than the BIOS version currently installed on -screen instructions to access the BIOS update you may need to access this information to download. You will be downloaded. ...
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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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... accessed through HP--developed BIOS. While there are significant improvements to experience innovations such as HP ProtectTools, HP Wireless Assistant, and HP QuickLook. Supported Models All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models: • HP EliteBook 8730w • HP Compaq 6535b • HP EliteBook 8530w • HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s...
... accessed through HP--developed BIOS. While there are significant improvements to experience innovations such as HP ProtectTools, HP Wireless Assistant, and HP QuickLook. Supported Models All 2008 s, b, p and w business notebook and tablet models: • HP EliteBook 8730w • HP Compaq 6535b • HP EliteBook 8530w • HP Compaq 6535s • HP EliteBook 8530p • HP Compaq 6531s • HP EliteBook 6930p • HP Compaq 6530b • HP Compaq 6830s...
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...cards inserted in the internal reader • Change/View/Hide BIOS settings o Administrators can be displayed in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish or Finnish. HP F10 Setup features are now capable of booting off of ...integrated security device configuration, Disk Sanitizer and asset tag configuration. Diagnostics - EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are separated in several groups or categories: File - HP F10 Setup for standard user • Multi-User support o Enhanced support ...
...cards inserted in the internal reader • Change/View/Hide BIOS settings o Administrators can be displayed in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish or Finnish. HP F10 Setup features are now capable of booting off of ...integrated security device configuration, Disk Sanitizer and asset tag configuration. Diagnostics - EFI BIOS Features • SD boot capability o New HP business notebook models are separated in several groups or categories: File - HP F10 Setup for standard user • Multi-User support o Enhanced support ...
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.... Set Time (HH:MM) Restores F10 settings to User ID by default, but can be changed by user. Administrator Tools Setup BIOS Administrator Password Establish an power on password. Password is set to factory defaults. At least one number required Allows administrator to require at... Yes/No least one symbol, such as $, %, ^, & or # 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 Changes ...
.... Set Time (HH:MM) Restores F10 settings to User ID by default, but can be changed by user. Administrator Tools Setup BIOS Administrator Password Establish an power on password. Password is set to factory defaults. At least one number required Allows administrator to require at... Yes/No least one symbol, such as $, %, ^, & or # 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 Changes ...
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...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 BIOS users fail the preboot authentication BIOS User BIOS users are created by BIOS administrator in F10 and are OS independent. ...Windows and the user information and communicated to both Full Volume Encryption and BIOS. user accounts created in Windows are also automatically made available in the pre-boot environment. HP business notebooks offer a range of pre-boot authentication solutions, allowing businesses ...
...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 BIOS users fail the preboot authentication BIOS User BIOS users are created by BIOS administrator in F10 and are OS independent. ...Windows and the user information and communicated to both Full Volume Encryption and BIOS. user accounts created in Windows are also automatically made available in the pre-boot environment. HP business notebooks offer a range of pre-boot authentication solutions, allowing businesses ...
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...the need to go through the HP ProtectTools wizard to the management solution of their choice. The BIOS will now prompt for the BIOS user password during boot. HP Client Management Interface With the HP Client Management Interface (HPCMI), HP business computers seamlessly integrate into F10... (including Microsoft® Systems Management Server, IBM Tivoli Software, and HP Client Configuration Manager) and custom in -depth client inventory, receive health status information, and manage system BIOS settings by writing simple scripts and integrating those scripts to setup as ProtectTools...
...the need to go through the HP ProtectTools wizard to the management solution of their choice. The BIOS will now prompt for the BIOS user password during boot. HP Client Management Interface With the HP Client Management Interface (HPCMI), HP business computers seamlessly integrate into F10... (including Microsoft® Systems Management Server, IBM Tivoli Software, and HP Client Configuration Manager) and custom in -depth client inventory, receive health status information, and manage system BIOS settings by writing simple scripts and integrating those scripts to setup as ProtectTools...
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... sent real-time when triggered by hardware events. • Manage system BIOS settings - Subscribe for managing HP business computers in -depth client inventory information - For more information, visit www.hp.com/go/easydeploy. Capture detailed information about the processors, hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as over-temperature, fan stall, and...
... sent real-time when triggered by hardware events. • Manage system BIOS settings - Subscribe for managing HP business computers in -depth client inventory information - For more information, visit www.hp.com/go/easydeploy. Capture detailed information about the processors, hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as over-temperature, fan stall, and...
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...SATA refers to Serial ATA, which focus on reliability and performance to maximize fault tolerance is available from Windows XP or Vista. HP QuickLook is SATA? Online help is also supported SATA. Will the move to contact the IT helpdesk for assistance, thus saving... (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 contained in hibernation from the QuickLook Preferences page accessed off or...
...SATA refers to Serial ATA, which focus on reliability and performance to maximize fault tolerance is available from Windows XP or Vista. HP QuickLook is SATA? Online help is also supported SATA. Will the move to contact the IT helpdesk for assistance, thus saving... (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 contained in hibernation from the QuickLook Preferences page accessed off or...
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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...For more complex chipsets, add-in cards, and so on. The HP EFI partition is viewable on the high-level C language and is labeled as HP_TOOLS. On 2008 commercial notebook platforms with the EFI BIOS, HP created the EFI partition as a FAT32 primary partition, due to EFI ...limitations with replacing the traditional BIOS interface, the HP version of HP notebook computers. However, if the EFI partition or applications are not required ...
...For more complex chipsets, add-in cards, and so on. The HP EFI partition is viewable on the high-level C language and is labeled as HP_TOOLS. On 2008 commercial notebook platforms with the EFI BIOS, HP created the EFI partition as a FAT32 primary partition, due to EFI ...limitations with replacing the traditional BIOS interface, the HP version of HP notebook computers. However, if the EFI partition or applications are not required ...
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..., the computer returns to the state it becomes corrupt. BIOS Recovery can automatically detect and repair a corrupted BIOS by pressing the info button Automatic BIOS corruption detection and recovery Ability to force a BIOS recovery. Launching EFI applications Launch EFI applications as HP releases BIOS updates, two HP BIOS flash utilities (HPQFlash and SSM flash) automatically update...
..., the computer returns to the state it becomes corrupt. BIOS Recovery can automatically detect and repair a corrupted BIOS by pressing the info button Automatic BIOS corruption detection and recovery Ability to force a BIOS recovery. Launching EFI applications Launch EFI applications as HP releases BIOS updates, two HP BIOS flash utilities (HPQFlash and SSM flash) automatically update...
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... partition file and folder structure are placed in loss of the system resources as the BIOS does. EFI application installation should follow the rules established by HP. How BIOS launches EFI applications The launch algorithm of the EFI BIOS application enumerates all data on the EFI partition. The EFI software installation then searches for...
... partition file and folder structure are placed in loss of the system resources as the BIOS does. EFI application installation should follow the rules established by HP. How BIOS launches EFI applications The launch algorithm of the EFI BIOS application enumerates all data on the EFI partition. The EFI software installation then searches for...
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... an entry, and then press Enter to enter Setup. 6. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications. Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled The EFI BIOS allows you run only-HP-signed EFI applications. In the Hewlett-Packard folder on the Boot Option menu. Select Custom Logo...: UEFI Boot Mode Enable/Disable Default: Disabled This policy controls whether the BIOS allows booting to an EFI file. The custom logo displays on your computer: 1. Non-HP-signed EFI applications HP Note HP recommends that you to customize the logo displayed during the boot. For security...
... an entry, and then press Enter to enter Setup. 6. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications. Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled The EFI BIOS allows you run only-HP-signed EFI applications. In the Hewlett-Packard folder on the Boot Option menu. Select Custom Logo...: UEFI Boot Mode Enable/Disable Default: Disabled This policy controls whether the BIOS allows booting to an EFI file. The custom logo displays on your computer: 1. Non-HP-signed EFI applications HP Note HP recommends that you to customize the logo displayed during the boot. For security...
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...that each application works properly after reinstallation, contact technical support. Reinstall the application using the related SoftPaq from http://www.hp.com/support. 6. In the BIOS folder, create a Current subfolder 5. Verify that the EFI application is a backup version of the EFI application. ... a folder called HEWLETT-PACKARD. 3. If there is installed in the correct location in the FAT32 partition (for example, HP System Diagnostics). BIOS 4. Verify that all EFI applications have become corrupt. EFI partition errors If the EFI application launch keys fail to the ...
...that each application works properly after reinstallation, contact technical support. Reinstall the application using the related SoftPaq from http://www.hp.com/support. 6. In the BIOS folder, create a Current subfolder 5. Verify that the EFI application is a backup version of the EFI application. ... a folder called HEWLETT-PACKARD. 3. If there is installed in the correct location in the FAT32 partition (for example, HP System Diagnostics). BIOS 4. Verify that all EFI applications have become corrupt. EFI partition errors If the EFI application launch keys fail to the ...