This update creates a BIOS Flash Utility Floppy for version: 3.15 12/06/2002 Installation: ------------- 1. Ensure you copy these files to a boot floppy. -For Win-ME systems, this requires the use of a system start-up floppy. Since Win-ME systems use FAT32, you may elect to copy these BIOS files to a directory on the hard drive; C:\HP\BIOSupdt for example. -For Win-XP, you need to format a floppy as a boot floppy. Since a Win-XP boot floppy cannot access an NTFS-formatted hard drive, you need to expanded these BIOS files to A:\ 2. Once you boot from the floppy, position to where your expanded the BIOS files. -For Win-ME this may be C:\HP\BIOSupdt -For Win-XP they'll be on your floppy so no change of directory should be necessary. 3. Begin the BIOS update process by entering the command: BIOSupdt 4. When rebooting after the update, the following message may be displayed: 0251: System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used Press to Setup, to Resume 5. Press F1 to enter SETUP 6. Press F5 to reset BIOS defaults. 7. Press F10 to exit SETUP saving your changes. 8. Press ENTER to confirm the save. Technical Release Notes: ------------------------ See the release notes file in the directory with the update.