5 HP BIOS

Updating the System BIOS

Updating the System BIOS

The System BIOS can be updated with the latest BIOS firmware. This can be downloaded from HP’s World Wide Web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/kayaksupport

then select HP Kayak XU800 PC Workstation.

Instructions on updating the BIOS are supplied with the downloaded BIOS files and a BIOS flash utility (flash.txt).

The BIOS update not only flashes the BIOS, but also updates MaxiLife. How the System BIOS flash is carried out is shown below.

Boot from

 

 

Flash

floppy disk

 

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Workstation

 

PC Workstation

 

Flash

powers off

 

reboots

 

 

 

MaxiLife

 

 

automatically

 

automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Workstation

 

PC Workstation

powers off

 

reboots

 

automatically

 

 

Do not switch off the computer until the system BIOS update procedure has completed, successfully or not, otherwise irrecoverable damage to the ROM may be caused. While updating the flash ROM, the power supply switch and the reset button are disabled to prevent accidental interruption of the flash programming process.

Restoring BIOS Default Settings

Suspected hardware errors may be caused by BIOS and configuration issues. If the BIOS settings are suspected to be wrong, perform the following steps to restore the BIOS to its default setting:

1Press while the initial “Kayak” logo is displayed immediately after re- starting the PC Workstation to access the Setup program.

2Press to load the default settings from the Setup program.3Set the “Reset Configuration Data” to Yes in the Main menu.

It is recommended that before you make any modifications to the BIOS you take note of the system setup.

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