Updating the BIOS on the HP Compaq dc5800 Small Form Factor (SFF)
HP releases BIOS updates to correct bugs, add hardware support, and patch security vulnerabilities. For the dc5800, common reasons to update include:
Elias held his breath. In the silence of the 14th floor, the ticking of the wall clock seemed deaf. The progress bar moved at a glacial pace. 10%. 20%.
He spun his chair around to his main terminal. The process for these old warhorses was specific. You couldn't just flash it from a USB stick easily; the old BIOS often didn't know what a USB 3.0 port was, and the file sizes were awkward.
Security Patches: Resolving vulnerabilities in the microcode.
ROM_RECOVERY) to the "Recovery" position.SP64638.bin (extract from .exe using 7-Zip).