Retired Solutions
Two software packages, Altiris Local Recovery, and Dantz Retrospect, will no longer be shipping on HP
business desktops, notebooks, or workstations.
ROM Flash
The computer's BIOS is stored in a programmable flash ROM (read only memory). By establishing a
setup password in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility, you can protect the ROM from being unintentionally
updated or overwritten. This is important to ensure the operating integrity of the computer. Should you
need or want to upgrade the BIOS, you may download the latest BIOS images from the HP driver and
support page,
http://www.hp.com/support/files.
CAUTION: For maximum ROM protection, be sure to establish a setup password. The setup password
prevents unauthorized ROM upgrades. System Software Manager allows the system administrator to
set the setup password on one or more PCs simultaneously. For more information, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/ssm.
Remote ROM Flash
Remote ROM Flash allows the system administrator to safely upgrade the BIOS on remote HP
computers directly from the centralized network management console. Enabling the system
administrator to perform this task remotely on multiple computers results in a consistent deployment of,
and greater control over, HP PC BIOS images over the network. It also results in greater productivity
and lower total cost of ownership.
NOTE: SSM does not currently support remote ROM flash on systems that have Windows BitLocker
Drive Encryption enabled and are using TPM measurements to protect the BitLocker keys because
flashing the BIOS would invalidate the trust signature that BitLocker created for the platform. Disable
BitLocker via Group Policy in order to flash the system BIOS.
The computer must be powered on, or turned on through Remote Wakeup, to take advantage of Remote
ROM Flash.
For more information on Remote ROM Flash, refer to the HP Client Manager Software or System
Software Manager at
http://www.hp.com/go/ssm/.
HPQFlash
The HPQFlash utility is used to locally update or restore the system BIOS of individual PCs from a
Windows operating system.
For more information on HPQFlash, visit
http://www.hp.com/support/files and enter the model number
of the computer when prompted.
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