HP Compaq dx6050 MT - Subscribers Choice; ROM Flash; Remote ROM Flash; HPQ Flash

3–4 319865-008 Service Reference Guide, d300, dx6050
Desktop Management
3.3.5 Subscriber’s Choice
Subscriber’s Choice is a client-based service from HP. Based on your profile, HP will supply
you with personalized product tips, feature articles, and/or driver and support
alerts/notifications. Subscriber’s Choice Driver and Support Alerts/Notifications will deliver
e-mails notifying you that the information you subscribed to in your profile is available for
review and retrieval. To learn more about Subscriber’s Choice and create a custom profile, visit
http://h30046.www3.hp.com/subhub.php.
3.4 ROM Flash
The computer comes with a reprogrammable flash ROM (read only memory). By establishing a
setup password in 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 your ROM, you may:
■ Order an upgraded ROMPaq™ diskette from HP.
■ Download the latest ROMPaq images from http://www.hp.com/support/files.
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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.
3.4.1 Remote ROM Flash
Remote ROM Flash allows the system administrator to safely upgrade the ROM on remote HP
computers directly from the centralized network management console. Enabling the system
administrator to perform this task remotely, on multiple computers and personal computers,
results in a consistent deployment of and greater control over HP PC ROM images over the
network.
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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://h18000.www1.hp.com/im/prodinfo.html.
3.4.2 HPQ Flash
The HPQFlash utility is used to locally update or restore the system ROM in individual PCs
through a Windows environment. For more information on HPQFlash, refer to the HP Client
Manager Software or System Software Manager at
http://www.hp.com/support/files.