How Do I Update The Me Firmware In A Dos Environment; What Are The Steps Necessary To Use Altiris For Me Firmware Update - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Questions And Answers

After the update is complete, the ME firmware is executing the update image, a system
reboot is not immediately required.

How do I update the ME firmware in a DOS environment?

Another FWUpdLcl.exe version is included for ME firmware within a local DOS environment.
For more information, view readme.txt located in the ME Flash\Local-DOS folder. The ME
can be updated by executing the following command "FWUpdLcl.exe <XXX_bbbb.bin>" from
the directory containing the utility and update image file. The ME Flash folder contains a
binary update image for the ME. The binary image file is named XXX_bbbb.bin where "XXX"
is the abbreviated ME firmware version and "bbbb" is the build version number. The update
binary image and the Local-DOS folder contents can be copied to any DOS media such as a
USB flash media device, including HP Drive Key and M-Systems DiskOnKey®. The update
process output is similar to the Windows-based version.
What are the steps necessary to use Altiris for ME firmware
update?
This section contains instructions for using Altiris Deployment server to deliver a ME firmware
update. This information assumes that an Altiris Deployment server has been successfully
configured. The basic steps required for ME firmware update through the Altiris Deployment
server is as follows:
1. Copy FWUpdLcl.exe and ME firmware update image to the server
2. Create MEflash.bat
3. Create the Altiris ME Flash Event
4. Connect the Client PC to the Altiris Console
Step 1: Copy FWUpdLcl.exe and ME firmware update image to the server
1. Create a "MEFlash" folder in the Altiris eXpress folder
2. Copy the following files to the MEFlash folder:
a. FWUpdLcl.exe (located in softpaq subdirectory "ME Flash\Local-DOS")
b. XXX_bbbb.bin (located in softpaq subdirectory "ME Flash")
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