BIOS Roll v5 -> v6 & New DMI

Converged BIOS
Beginning Summer ‘10 Cycle, all Consumer 6J Products will transition to Version 6 BIOS; most but not all of
the SBSO 7F Products will also roll to Version 6. Eventually all DPC motherboards will be using Version 6
BIOS.

This change is directly tied to the introduction of the new factory tool sets, including IRS+ and the new
Recovery process.

The BIOS is not compatible between the two versions for the end user on a working system. The BIOS can
be flashed between versions in preparation for use in a system.

BIOS’s that are on the web will not allow a V5 BIOS to be flashed with a V6

 This is aimed at those “power” users who will search and try the latest driver
 The softpaq process will not allow a flash to take place, no damage done

Service centers & partners will have the ability to flash from V5 to V6 OR V6 to V5 via a switch in the
command line. This switch is using /x /n option during flashing. Care must be exhibited when using this
option as there is no pre-check to confirm the correct BIOS ROM is being used. The use of an incorrect
BIOS ROM will render the board useless. These instructions apply only to AMI based boards, which are a
majority of DPC boards.

This converged BIOS also provides the interface for DMI information.

 This replaces the functionality of existing CPC_DMI or BPC_DMI tools

 The CPC tool was frozen at the end of the Spring ‘10 cycle.

The following pages give more information on DMI input.

In order to enter the BIOS and edit the DMI information, the use of Ctrl-F10 is required. Using F10 only will
bring up the DMI information in read-only.

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Opening BIOS Page
The BIOS has a new field named "System IDs" in the Main Setup page as follows:

Pressing an <enter> key with the cursor on the System IDs field will open a second-level Setup page
displaying the following Setup fields with the data read from the corresponding SMBIOS Types/fields:

 Product Name, Serial Number, UUID, SKU Number, Family Name, Asset Tag, Feature Byte, Build ID

Selecting a Field will bring up a Data Entry box.

System ID Setup Page

Main
System IDs
Product Name
[HP Pavilion Slimline s5345y PC OR s5345y ]
Serial Number
[CZC1344N5K ]
UUID
[87F0BA15 7F5DDD11 BBDA2945 A0F3001F]
SKU Number
[BQ462AA#ABA]
Family Name
[103C_53316J G=D or 103C_53317F G=D ]
Asset Tag
[SATO0PV004 ]

Feature Byte
[333E 3K3N 3Q3R 3T3V 3X3V 3X3Z 3b3g 3m3v ]

[484a 4d .g4 ]
[ ]
Build ID F10 Save
[10NASUMW605#SABA#DABA ] ESC Cancel

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System ID Setup Page
Setup
Applying Initialized
Field Comment Mode
to by
Name
Product Also known as Model name/number, use the entry
All HP tool read/write
Name from Flexbuild label
Serial
All HP tool Serial Number of Unit read/write
Number
read/write
UUID All BIOS The default UUID is generated by BIOS.

SKU Also known as Product Number, use the complete

All HP tool read/write
Number SKU or Product Number including Localization Code

Family BIOS updates this field as necessary based on the

All BIOS read-only
Name SMBIOS Type 11 buffer's FBYTE# string content.

7F Used only with 7F products, for use by customers for

Asset Tag HP tool read/write
Products internal tracking.
 Enter the Feature Byte string as listed on the
Flexbuild label. The feature byte string is
case dependent as it has been before.
 BIOS will display the data as read-only if the
existing Type 11 data is already valid. BIOS
will display the field in read/write otherwise,
input of the Feature Byte as displayed on
the label is allowed.
 The validation of the Feature Bytes entry is
Feature Read-only or
All HP tool deferred until the user enters <F10> to save
Byte read/write
the entire data for the System IDs Setup
page (and as a result the BIOS returns to
the upper-level Setup page, Main). When
validating the Feature Bytes input, the BIOS
will remove all spaces from the input buffer
and then validate the remaining data as
specified in.
 Validation will not occur if an error in data
entry takes place.
The Build ID of the Unit as listed on the Flexbuild
Build ID All HP tool read/write
label.

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Consumer Desktops Brand Name/Model Number Series

Chassis 1.5C10 3C10

Brand Name/Model Number
(internal 1C10 Use only 2C10 Projected
Series as needed only
name)

600
M5 HP TouchSmart PC 600-11xx n/a 600-12xx 600-13xx

300
Whitney HP TouchSmart PC 300-11xx n/a 300-12xx 300-13xx

200
Rhine HP All-in-One PC 200-50xx n/a 200-51xx 200-52xx

Amazon HP Pavilion All-in-One MS200 PC MS22x* n/a MS23x MS24x

Spartacus HP Pavilion Elite HPE PC HPE-1xx HPE-2xx HPE-3xx HPE-4xx

Neptune2 HP Pavilion Elite e9000 PC e93xx e94xx e95xx e96xx

Venus2 HP Pavilion p6000 PC p63xx p64xx p65xx p66xx

Venus1 HP Pavilion a4000 PC a43xx a44xx a45xx a46xx

Longitude HP Pavilion Slimline s5000 PC s53xx s54xx s55xx s56xx

Pau Brasil HP Pavilion b6000 PC b60xx n/a b61xx b62xx

Yangtze Compaq Presario CQ1 All -in-One CQ1-10xx n/a CQ1-11xx CQ1-12xx
PC

Mars2 Compaq Presario CQ5000 PC CQ53xx CQ54xx CQ55xx CQ56xx

Earth Compaq Presario CQ4000 PC CQ41xx n/a (EOL) (EOL)

Ares Compaq Presario CQ3000 PC (AP CQ32xx n/a CQ33xx CQ34xx

only)

Pluto Compaq CQ2000 PC CQ24xx n/a (EOL) (EOL)

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Converged Motherboards
CSB Motherboards will roll part numbers due to BIOS and the addition of bumpers on the board.

Premium boards will maintain the same part numbers.

Beginning with V6 BIOS, the SSID of the motherboard will be displayed rather than the motherboard code
name in programs such as System Information.

This list is not to be considered definitive or final.

Segment Platform MB Supplier SSID Notes

CSB Alder MSI 2AAA
CSB Aloe Foxconn 2A92
CSB Alpina Foxconn 2AA9 Violet replacement
CSB Birch MSI 3666
CSB Eton Foxconn 2A8C
CSB Eureka3 Pegatron 2A94 EOL Fall
CSB Iona MSI 2A9C
CSB Narra6 Pegatron 2A99 EOL Fall
CSB Pine ROW MSI 3664
CSB Truckee Pegatron 2A86
Premium Arnica Quanta 2AA8 M6
Premium Boma /-D Quanta 2AA2/3 Rhine
Premium Bonaire Quanta 143E Cayman
Premium Capirona Quanta 2A97 Amazon (non-AMI BIOS)
Premium E60 Pegatron 2A95 M5
Premium E61 Pegatron 2AA1 DaVinci
Premium E66 Pegatron 2A9A M5
Premium F01 Quanta 2AA7 M3/M6
Premium Jesse Pegatron 2A8E Whitney
Premium Matadi Quanta 2AA6 Rhine

New - Sum'10 Existing Existing/New PN 7F Specific

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Flexbuild Support Label
Label Description

This is a label affixed to the chassis which will carry software Build ID and DMI information which will
enable a field support technician to reestablish these settings when replacing a motherboard.

Label Format

The label information will be represented in three sections. Spaces are only included in the label text to
make the label easier to read by the support technician. The label may contain a barcode that identifies the
label as the Flexbuild Support label.

Section one is for the Build IDs. These will begin on the first line and be preceded by the text BID=. The
format will be a single build ID consisting of an alphanumeric string followed by localization options #S---
and #D---. The build ID should be printed in a single string with no spaces. The characters “**” as denoted
on the label should be used.

Section two is the Type 11 DMI information. The data will be preceded by the text FeatureByte=. Each
option is represented by two characters. The options will be listed in groups of two. Each group of two
options will be separated by a minimum of one space. The options will be followed by a minimum of one
space, a period and a two character CRC checksum. In addition to the printed characters, this information
may also be printed in 2D matrix barcode for ease of verification.

Section three is the SKU model number. This will occupy the last line of the label and will be included on
the far right of the label (right justified). Based on the product line, it will either be a short name (p6450n)
or a long name (HP Pavilion p6450n)

Label Examples:

BID=10WWFSUW3**#SABA#DABA

FeatureByte=282C 2F2Q 2Z2a 2h2q 2z3F 3K3N

3R3V 3X3b 3c3d 3j3m 3v3y 484b 4c4f .QG

p6450n

BID=10WWFSUW3**#SABA#DABA

FeatureByte=282C 2F2Q 2Z2a 2h2q 2z3F 3K3N

3R3V 3X3b 3c3d 3j3m 3v3y 484b 4c4f .QG

HP Pavilion p6450n

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Support Label
This is a label found on Consumer Products, at the top front of the non-removable side panel of towers and
on the rear of AIO’s.

Below is an example.

Below is an example of the label found on SB 7F products..

These labels should be used as source for Serial Number and Product Number.

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Support Information Interface
Below are screenshots of the Support Information interface. These are displayed by the keystrokes Ctl-Alt-S
for the first and then Ctl-Shift-S for the second. There is also a Start menu option in PC Help & Tools. This is
displaying the information that is entered into DMI in the BIOS. This information has been part of Consumer
builds for many years. With the new factory tools, it will also be part of the Commercial builds.

Ctl-Alt-S

Ctl-Alt-S then Ctl-Shift-S

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Re-flash instructions:
These instructions are dependent on the process requirements of the region in regards to flashing BIOS.
The basic instruction is to update the motherboard to the latest BIOS with the
use of command switches. A Version 6 motherboard must be re-flashed in order to remove the read-only
Type 11 strings. This has to be done with a DOS flash utility.

Same BIOS version (only required for V6)

(AMI-BIOS flash) /n; appending the standard flash autoexec.bat with the /n switch
For example: AFU EU36.05 /p /b /c /n

Changing BIOS version (5 to 6 or 6 to 5)

(AMI-BIOS flash) /x /n (This should only be used if there is a need to re-balance inventory)
For example: AFU EU36.05 /p /b /c /n /x

Phoenix BIOS
Capirona (Amazon) is the only motherboard affected which does not use AMI BIOS, and has a different
command string. Use this string for both scenarios.
(phlash16 filename) /bbl /mode=3 /x /s /force /c /pf="sc"

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