HP/Compaq Desktop BIOS Updater Tool

The following tool will allow you to test any desktop computer to check for the latest
version of BIOS and if a newer version is available, the utility will allow you to load that
version directly onto a CD. The BIOS on this CD will be the latest available from HP for
its authorized support partners and contains some newer versions that are not
currently posted on www.hp.com.
To download the HP Desktop BIOS updater Bootable CD image, follow these steps:
You need a browser or utility that allows you to download from a ftp site
FileZilla is a free program that works great
Download at http://filezilla-project.org/download.php
Windows users download FileZilla_3.3.2.1_win32-setup.exe
To access the HP FTP site use these parameters:
FTP System:
Login:
Password:
Access Type:

ftp.usa.hp.com (15.192.32.78)
diagdisk
Optical1 (NOTE: CASE-sensitive)
read-only

FTP Access:
Or

ftp://diagdisk:Optical1@ftp.usa.hp.com/
ftp://diagdisk:Optical1@15.192.32.78/

FileZilla would look like this:

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The file you want is the BIOSupdate, either the .rar or the .zip compressed file, whichever
one you prefer and can expand it.
7Zip is recommended to decompress the zip
files. A free download of 7Zip is available from
www.7-zipDownload.com.
After installing 7Zip on your computer, right click
on the zip file, select 7Zipfrom the drop-down
menu, then select Extract files. The files can be
extracted to the same folder.
The updated files are:
BIOSUPD_20110405.7z

1. Highlight the file and drag it to one of the hard disk locations to the left. In Vista or
Windows 7, you will need to expand a file on the hard disk to drag the file.
2. After it downloads, un-compress the file and obtain the .ISO file inside.
3. Use CD software to burn this image to a blank CD to produce the bootable disk.
4. Boot the disk in an HP/Compaq consumer desktop computer and follow the
instructions.

Note:
1. Nothing is written on the PC during this process
2. The program will identify if the BIOS/FW is current. A prompt will ask to evoke the
batch file
a. Select y the program will initiate the bios/FW upgrade, and there will be
further prompts, but the prompts are intuitive.
b. If no is selected the program will terminate to a dos prompt.
3. Errors
a. The BIOS Disk will not load
i. Try rebooting
ii. Change the SATA setting in BIOS from RAID/ACHI to IDE. Ensure
that it is reset to default after the update is done.
b. This BOARD is not listed in the Current BIOS Disk Revision
i. This indicates that the BIOS Disk does not recognize the disk.
ii. Either the disk is older than the system being updated, or there is a
non-desktop consumer board in the PC being repaired contact your
HP representative for additional assistance.

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