TITLE: HP Compaq Desktop ROMPaq Firmware (ROM Family GBTM2VH)

VERSION: 1.11 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility to update the System BIOS (ROM) for the 
supported desktop models (with a GBTM2VH ROM Family). This utility works with 
the supported operating systems. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP35901
SUPERSEDES: SP35299
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2007
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dx2255 Microtower PC: All Models
HP Compaq dx2258 Microtower PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
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: 
- Updates the video BIOS for the integrated video.

FIXES: 
- Fixes issue where the computer cannot boot from the pre-boot execution 
environment (PXE) when a new hard drive is installed in the computer.
- Fixes an issue where the computer stops responding (hangs) at Power-On 
Self-Test (POST) with the G1 stepping of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+ 
Desktop Processor.

PREREQUISITES: 
None

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

1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette and place it in the A: drive.

2. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

3. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to create 
the bootable diskette.

4. Start (boot) the target computer from the diskette and follow the on-screen 
instructions.


Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.