BIOS Flash Q&A White Paper

After acknowledging the license agreement, the softpaq will allow the user or
administrator to extract the contents to any directory. The following files and
directories are an example of the extracted from a typical BIOS softpaq:
 786xx.cab – Compressed BIOS image which can be used by System Software
Manager (SSM) to remotely update a system
 SPxxxxx.cva – Identification file used in SSM remote BIOS upgrade
 BIOS Flash.htm – Web document describing the softpaq contents and BIOS
upgrade methods
 How to Use.txt – Text document describing the softpaq contents and BIOS
upgrade methods
 DOS Flash (directory):
 XXX_MMmm.bin – Binary BIOS image file required by Flashbin.exe
 Assignpw.exe – DOS utility to assign administrative/setup password to
flsh.cpu
 Flashbin.exe – DOS utility to update and/or restore BIOS
 Flsh.cpu – Hardware specific driver required by Flashbin.exe to
update/restore the BIOS
 BIOS CD (directory):
 XXX_MMmm.iso – CD image containing the binary BIOS file for F10 and
flash recovery
 Readme.txt – Text document describing the iso file image
 HPQFlash (directory):
 HPQFlash.exe – Windows application to update and/or restore BIOS
 HPQFlash.txt – Text document describing HPQFlash.exe use and syntax
 HPQPswd.exe – Windows application which allows the user (typically a
system administrator) to create an encrypted password file which can be
used with the /p option of the HPQFlash application