verify firmware version of slim dock docking station

[stiguy04]

Is there a way to verify the firmware version of the slimdock docking station?  I know it's labled on the bottom, but I would like to be able to tell through the laptop that's connected if an update was applied or not.

The situation is, we have several hundred laptop/dock combos and need to verify which have received this update.  http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=5405106&swItemId=ob_147496_1&swEnvOid=406...

[Star_Fox]

Download the sp71104 from the link that you have received from HP.

Extract the file and run SynapticsUpdater_7_01.exe

When you run SingleClick_UpdateTool_DPHub_HP_ver2_27.exe, it will check firmware version before running update. The application will terminate if docking station already in latest version. The application will generate an update.log with firmware information and description.

How to update firmware:

1. Download the file by clicking the Download or Obtain Software button and saving the file to a folder on your hard drive (make a note of the folder where the downloaded file is saved).

2. Dock the notebook unit to the HP Ultraslim Docking Station.

3. Connect a monitor to the docking station DP port using the native DisplayPort or a DP-to-VGA adapter. Then make sure the monitor is enabled from the Windows Display Manager.

4. After the DP monitor is enabled and powered on, double click the file, SingleClick_UpdateTool_DPHub_HP_ver2_25.exe, to run the executable. The progress bars will indicate that the update process has started.

WARNING: Do not disconnect the notebook from the dock or remove the DP monitor during this process. Performing either of these actions may cause the DP hub to become unusable.

5. Verify that the update was successfully completed by observing the status of the tool. The status should display the message, "Action complete. Downloading to storage...Success."

6. After the update is complete, undock and re-dock the notebook to enable the new firmware version.

[stiguy04]

I understand this will tell me the current version, however, we have 100's of docking stations I need to verify.  Is the information not retrievable through windows while a computer is connected to the dockingstation?  Something we can use Powershell to retrieve the info?

[Star_Fox]

You can download HP ImageDiags to retrieve docking station firmware version

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/idr/ImageDiags

The docking station must connect to a monitor via DisplayPort cable in order to retrieve firmware version.

To read the FW version IDR does a –s –v

We also do the –d to dump all the info and that is how we get the larger more detailed file but for FW you should only need the –v, but it requires a monitor to be attached on DP I am pretty sure.

Usage: TeslaUpdater.exe [-s] [-u] [-v] [-q] [-txxxx.txt] [xxxxx.eeprom] [-dxxxx.txt]

      -s:   silent action

      -u:   update the firmware xxxxx.eeprom, the update result will be saved on newer created file update.log, 0 means successful. 

      The result will be also saved to the registry HKCU\software\Synpatics\PriusTool\ unless use -r0 disable it

      -v:   get the current firmware version, the result will be saved on newer created file update.log

      -q:   Show version information and waiting for user confirm to update

      -t:   Change the txt information show to the user. xxxx.txt is the file name of the txt file

      -px:  Change the default folder (current folder) used to save the update.log file

            -p1: save to C:\ProgramData\

            -p2: save to C:\

            -P3: save to C:\Program files

            -P4: save to C:\Windows

            Please note except -p1, the other -p options need run the tool as administrator

      -r0:  disable registry access

      -d:   Dump all infomation to xxxx.txt