BIOS upgrade question(s) for HP EliteDesk G1 SFF

[Michael_Piziak]

I would like to know if the BIOS in my HP EliteDesk G1 SFF can be upgraded & if so how do I do it.

The BIOS information is:

BIOS Information
Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Version: L01 v02.57
Release Date: 12/11/2014
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 16 MB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
UEFI is supported
BIOS Revision: 2.57

BIOS Language Information
Language Description Format: Long
Installable Languages: 12
en|US|iso8859-1
fr|FR|iso8859-1
es|ES|iso8859-1
de|DE|iso8859-1
it|IT|iso8859-1
da|DK|iso8859-1
fi|FI|iso8859-1
nl|NL|iso8859-1
no|NO|iso8859-1
pt|PT|iso8859-1
sv|SE|iso8859-1
ja|JP|unicode
Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Do you have a Windows PC you can use to run the BIOS update executable file or a utility to extract the BIOS files out of the exe file?

If so, you can upgrade the BIOS to version 2.71

Driver - HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Small Form Factor PC | HP® Customer Support

If you run the file in Windows, an info page will open.

If you extract the exe file into its folder, open the html file in the folder that has the instructions to update the BIOS.

Read the instructions under the F10 setup BIOS flash method.

                                                        F10 Setup BIOS Flashing

The HP Business Desktop system supported by this softpaq provides a BIOS upgrade option through F10 setup using the "Flash System ROM" feature.  Reboot the PC and press F10 to enter setup.  In the File menu, select the "Flash System ROM" item.  This flash utility will present the user with the option to select the media containing the BIOS image file (XXX_MMmm.bin).  The binary image file is contained in the DOS Flash directory and is named XXX_MMmm.bin where "XXX" is the abbreviated BIOS family, "MM" is the major version number, and "mm" is the minor version number.  F10 ROM based flash can accept the binary file from the root directory of any removable media such as USB or legacy floppy diskette.  The user is prompted when the process is completed.  The new BIOS code will not take effect until the PC is rebooted.

View Contents of DOS Flash Folder

Here's what you do...

Get a USB flash drive.

Format it with the FAT32 file system.

Click on the View Contents of DOS Flash Folder link at the bottom of the instructions under the F10 Setup BIOS flash section.

Copy the file contents to your USB flash drive.  Just the files not the folder.

Restart the PC.

Press the F10 key to get access to the BIOS.

Select the File tab>Flash System ROM command.

Select the USB flash drive.

The PC should 'see' the BIOS files on the flash drive.

Follow the on-screen instructions to update the BIOS.