TITLE: ROMPaq for HP Notebook System BIOS – DOS Bootable Diskette VERSION: KH.F.23 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a diskette for upgrading the System BIOS in the listed notebook models. The BIOS interfaces directly with the hardware of the computer. PURPOSE: Recommended SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP28340 SUPERSEDES: SP28201 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 29, 2004 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP Compaq Business Notebook nx9010 (Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000) Presario 2500 Series (Microsoft Windows XP ONLY) Pavilion ze5400 Series (Microsoft Windows XP ONLY) Pavilion ze5500 Series (Microsoft Windows XP ONLY) Pavilion ze5600 Series (Microsoft Windows XP ONLY) OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional LANGUAGE(S): US English FIXES: - Fixes issue where video did not display correctly. PREREQUISITES: None HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette. 2. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. 3. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. When prompted, insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create a bootable diskette. 4. After the diskette has been created, the Softpaq .EXE file downloaded in Step 2 can be deleted, if desired. 5. Power Off the computer. 6. Place the newly created bootable ROMPaq diskette in Drive A: and Power On the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the System BIOS. IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE COMPUTER WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE! Copyright (c) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.