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Desktop Management Guide
HPQFlash
The HPQFlash utility is used to locally update or restore the system
ROM on individual PCs through a Windows operating system.
For more information on HPQFlash, visit
http://www.hp.com/support/files and enter the name of the computer
when prompted.
FailSafe Boot Block ROM
The FailSafe Boot Block ROM allows for system recovery in the
unlikely event of a ROM flash failure, for example, if a power
failure were to occur during a ROM upgrade. The Boot Block is
a flash-protected section of the ROM that checks for a valid system
ROM flash when power to the system is turned on.
■ If the system ROM is valid, the system starts normally.
■ If the system ROM fails the validation check, the FailSafe Boot
Block ROM provides enough support to start the system from a
ROMPaq diskette, which will program the system ROM with a
valid image.
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Some models also support recovery from a ROMPaq CD. ISO
ROMPaq images are included with selected models in the
downloadable ROM softpaqs.
When the boot block detects an invalid system ROM, the System
Power LED blinks RED 8 times, one every second, followed by a
2-second pause. Also 8 simultaneous beeps will be heard. A Boot
Block recovery mode message is displayed on the screen (some
models).
To recover the system after it enters Boot Block recovery mode,
complete the following steps:
1. If there is a diskette in the diskette drive or a CD in the CD drive,
remove the diskette and CD and turn off the power.
2. Insert a ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive or, if permitted
on this computer, a ROMPaq CD into the CD drive.
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