TITLE:
WinFlash for HP Notebook System BIOS - Microsoft Windows-Based
VERSION:
F.55 REV: A
DESCRIPTION:

This package contains the WinFlash Utility and a System BIOS image for the
supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The WinFlash Utility is
used to locally flash the System BIOS (ROM) on notebooks/laptops operating in a
Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System environment.


PURPOSE:
Recommended
SoftPaq NUMBER:
sp45765
SUPERSEDES:
sp43550, sp43752, sp43868
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 20, 2009
CATEGORY:
BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED:
YES
PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PCSeries
Compaq Presario CQ45 Notebook PCSeries
HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC Series
OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Starter 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Edition
LANGUAGE(S):
Global
ENHANCEMENTS:
- Updates the Computrace OPROM to support the next generation of Microsoft
Windows Operating Systems.
FIXES:
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the following buttons do not respond
(notebooks/laptops may have some or all of the buttons that follow): Skip
Back/Rewind, Play/Pause, Skip Forward/Fast Forward, Stop.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system stops responding (hangs) when
booting to a Microsoft Windows Operating System.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system stops responding (hangs) in DOS
edit mode when a USB mouse is attached and a driver is loaded.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system stops responding (hangs) when
running the Futuremark 3DMark Software.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system may not boot from a USB CD-ROM
drive.
PREREQUISITES:
None

HOW TO USE:
1. Download the file by clicking the "Download" or "Obtain Software" button and
saving the file to a folder on your hard drive (make a note of the folder where
the downloaded file is saved).

2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.


Copyright (c) 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.