How Do I Update The Bios When Not Running Vista, Windows Xp, 2000, Or Dos - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Questions And Answers

If the BIOS administrator/setup password has been established on the business PC, the
Flashbin utility driver must be assigned the password. Assign Password (Assignpw.exe) can
be used with DOS Flash if an administrative/setup password has been previously set on the
target PC. To assign a password to DOS Flash, change directories to the directory that
contains Flashbin.exe and type "assignpw flsh.cpu". You will be prompted to type in the
password. Press RETURN after you have typed in the password. You may use the
BACKSPACE key to correct mistakes. You will then be prompted to confirm the password
that you just entered. Pressing ENTER before any password keys have been typed in will
unassign the previously assigned password. You may need to do this if the
administrative/setup password is deleted from the client machines. To assign a new
password, just run the Assign Password utility again.
How do I update the BIOS when not running Vista, Windows XP,
2000, or DOS?
BIOS can be updated using the F10 setup "Flash System ROM" feature. Reboot the PC and
press F10 to enter setup. In the File menu, select the "Flash System ROM" item.
This flash utility will present the user with the option to select the media containing the BIOS
image file (7F1_MMmm.bin). F10 ROM based flash can accept the binary file from the root
directory of any removable media such as USB, legacy floppy diskette, and CD. Note that
the BIOS image of some products are too large to fit on a diskette. On those systems,
Diskette will not be listed as a media source choice. The BIOS.iso file, included in the
softpaq, should be used to create a BIOS image CD. When flashing with F10 ROM based
flash, the CD media must be El-Torito compatible.
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