![]() ![]() This installer gives you the option to install to the hard disk drive (HDD) or a USB drive. ![]() If you install to the HDD and the HP_TOOLS partition is not present, the installer prompts you to create the HP_TOOLS partition. If you install to a USB drive, the installer renames the partition on the USB drive to HP_TOOLS. If you use a custom image, you can create the HP_TOOLS partition manually with type FAT32, and make the volume name HP_TOOLS. ![]() CAUTION: - The UEFI partition is not protected and can therefore be deleted. Backing up the computer using the Microsoft Windows Vista Complete PC Backup function does not back up the UEFI partition. For these reasons, HP recommends that you do not place additional data on the UEFI partition. Because the partition is not backed up, corruption or failure of the partition will result in loss of all data on the partition, plus loss of UEFI functionality. For more information, visit: There is little documentation on how to use it, however one member here figured it out. Using Windows 7: Just plug in the USB drive then run the SPnnnnn.exe BIOS file downloaded from the HP support drivers website. Assuming the USB drive is set up correctly (see below), the BIOS installer sees the HP_TOOLS partition on the USB drive, copies the BIOS and its signature file to the USB drive then runs the winflash installer. ![]()
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