Desktop Management
3.3.6 Remote ROM Flash
Your computer comes with a reprogrammable flash ROM (read only memory). By establishing a setup password in Computer Setup, you can protect the ROM from being unintentionally updated or overwritten. This is important to ensure the operating integrity of the computer. Should you need or want to upgrade your ROM, you may:
■Order an upgraded ROMPaq diskette from HP.
■Download the latest ROMPaq images from the HP web site (www.hp.com).
ÄCAUTION: For maximum ROM protection, be sure to establish a setup password. The setup password prevents unauthorized ROM upgrades. HP Insight Manager LC allows the system administrator to set the setup password on one or more PCs simultaneously. For more information, visit the HP web site at www.hp.com.
Using Remote ROM Flash
Remote ROM Flash allows the system administrator to safely upgrade the ROM on remote HP computers directly from the centralized network management console. Enabling the system administrator to perform this task remotely on multiple computers results in a consistent deployment of and greater control over ROM images over the network.
All ROMPaq ROM images from HP are digitally signed to ensure authenticity and minimize potential corruption. Your system ROM may include a Boot Block that is protected during the flash process and allows the computer to be restarted, in the unlikely event of an unsuccessful ROM flash.
✎Your computer must be powered on, or turned on through Remote Wakeup, to take advantage of Remote ROM Flash. Use of Remote ROM Flash also requires an established setup password.
For more information on enabling Remote ROM Flash, refer to the online Remote Management Administrators Guide. The Remote Management Administrators Guide is included with the Remote Management Setup Utilities, and is available on the HP web site at www.hp.com.
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
■If the system ROM is valid, the system starts normally.
■If the system ROM fails the validation check, the FailSafe Boot Block ROM provides enough support to start the system from a ROMPaq diskette, which will program the system ROM with a valid image.
When the Boot Block detects an invalid system ROM, the system sounds a series of beeps (one long and three short) and flashes the three keyboard lights (on and off two times). A Boot Block recovery mode message is displayed on the screen.
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