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2 Operations Flashing the Latest Version of the System BIOS Flashing the Latest Version of the System BIOS BIOS upgrades can be downloaded, on to flexible diskette, from the HP World Wide Web site. Following the instructions which you are given, you will obtain the flash utility program, PHLASH.EXE, the BIOS file, GZxxxx.FUL, and a file called platform.bin, on a bootable flexible diskette. Insert the flexible diskette into drive A. Re-boot the system. Enter the command of the form PHLASH GZxxxx.FUL (where xxxx is replaced by the version number of the BIOS that you have downloaded). Access HP World Wide Web Site World-Wide Web URL http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport Only use the flash utility program (PHLASH.EXE and platform.bin) that is supplied with the GZxxxx.FUL file. Do not switch off the computer until the System BIOS update has been completed, otherwise irrecoverable damage to the ROM could be incurred. 6

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Operations
Flashing the Latest Version of the System BIOS
Flashing the Latest Version of the System BIOS
BIOS upgrades can be downloaded, on to flexible diskette, from the
HP World Wide Web site. Following the instructions which you are given,
you will obtain the flash utility program,
PHLASH.EXE
, the BIOS file,
GZxxxx.FUL
, and a file called
platform.bin
, on a bootable flexible
diskette.
Insert the flexible diskette into drive A. Re-boot the system. Enter the
command of the form
PHLASH GZxxxx.FUL
(where
xxxx
is replaced by the
version number of the BIOS that you have downloaded).
Access HP World Wide
Web Site
World-Wide Web URL
Only use the flash utility program (
PHLASH.EXE
and
platform.bin
) that is
supplied with the
GZxxxx.FUL
file.
Do not switch off the computer until the System BIOS update has been
completed, otherwise irrecoverable damage to the ROM could be
incurred.