Activeupdate; Rom Flash; Remote Rom Flash; Failsafe Boot Block Rom - HP xw3100 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Desktop Management
Send you email containing Customer Bulletins, Customer Advisories, Customer Notes,
Security Bulletins, and Driver alerts for most workstations.
You create your own profile to ensure that you only receive the information relevant to your IT
environment. To learn more about HPPN and create your custom profile, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/pcn

3.3.6 ActiveUpdate

ActiveUpdate is a client-based application from HP. The ActiveUpdate client uses your
user-defined profile to proactively and automatically download software updates to a server
repository for most HP workstations.
To learn more about ActiveUpdate, download the application, and create your custom profile,
http://www.compaq.com/activeupdate
visit

3.3.7 ROM Flash

The workstation 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
workstation. Should you need or want to upgrade your ROM, you may:
Order an upgraded ROMPaq™ diskette from HP.
Download the latest ROMPaq images from
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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/ssml

3.3.8 Remote ROM Flash

Remote ROM Flash allows the system administrator to safely upgrade the ROM on remote HP
workstations directly from the centralized network management console. Enabling the system
administrator to perform this task remotely, on multiple workstations, results in a consistent
deployment of and greater control over HP PC ROM images over the network.
The workstation 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

3.3.9 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.
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