HP ThinPro 5.0 - Administrator Guide

B BIOS tools
There are two kinds of BIOS tools for HP ThinPro:
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BIOS settings tool—Used to retrieve or modify BIOS settings
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BIOS flashing tool—Used to update the BIOS
BIOS settings tool
The following table describes the syntax for the BIOS settings tool.
Syntax Description
hptc-bios-cfg –g [options] [filename]
Retrieves the current BIOS settings and saves them to the
specified file so they can be viewed or modified
(CPQSETUP.TXT by default).
hptc-bios-cfg –s [options] [filename]
Writes the BIOS settings from the specified file
(CPQSETUP.TXT by default) to the BIOS.
hptc-bios-cfg –h
Displays a list of options. The options are platform-
dependent, so use this command to view the options that are
available for that particular platform.
BIOS flashing tool
The following table describes the syntax for the BIOS flashing tool.
Syntax Description
hptc-bios-flash [options] <ImageName>
Flashes the BIOS with the specified BIOS image.
hptc-bios-cfg –h
Displays a list of options. The options are platform
dependent, so use this command to view the options that are
available for your particular platform.
66 Appendix B BIOS tools