HP dc7700 - Convertible Minitower PC White Paper page 3

After acknowledging the license agreement, the softpaq will allow the user or administrator to extract the
contents to any directory. The following files and directories are an example of the extracted from a typi-
cal BIOS softpaq:
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786xx.cab - Compressed BIOS image which can by used by System Software Manager (SSM) to
remotely update a system.
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SPxxxxx.cva - Identification file used in SSM remote BIOS upgrade.
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BIOS Flash.htm - Web document describing the softpaq contents and BIOS upgrade methods.
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How to Use.txt - Text document describing the softpaq contents and BIOS upgrade methods.
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DOS Flash (directory):
• XXX_MMmm.bin - Binary BIOS image file required by Flashbin.exe.
• Assignpw.exe - DOS utility to assign administrative/setup password to flsh.cpu.
• Flashbin.exe - DOS utility to update and/or restore BIOS.
• Flsh.cpu - Hardware specific driver required by Flashbin.exe to update/restore the BIOS.
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BIOS CD (directory):
• BIOS.iso - CD image containing the binary BIOS file for F10 and flash recovery.
• Readme.txt - Text document describing the iso file image.
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