Hello,I am having problems updating the bios on HP 6710b. The reason I am trying to update is fan noise, it is incredibly loud. I have cleaned the fan and heatsink off of dust recently.

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This is on a fresh XP Professional install with drivers installed.My HP 6710b is running on F.04 bios dated, which is quite old. There are several updates to this, most recent being F.20 dated 1/12/2011.The problem is that trying to update to F.20 an error occurs, saying 'This update requires rom version F.10 or above' via USB thumbdrive.Updating to F.10 requires SSM.Here are the installation instructions as follows for F.10:NOTE: To flash the System BIOS on a target notebook ina network, the System BIOS image must be used with SSM.1. Download the SoftPaq.EXE file to a directoryon your hard drive.2. Copy the SoftPaq to the file store.To my undestanding this means downloading the newest SoftPaq available and selecting the bios update via software in question. However SoftPaq does not show a bios update available.How do I update my HP 6710b to bios version F.20 succesfully?.It takes about 3-4 minutes to install.

It will automatically detect the model number of your notebook and search for updates. When it is done searching and loading, it will look like the picture below.All of the updates available for your notebook will be listed. Some may be listed as Critical in Red.Step 1 - Choose which updates you want and check the box next to them.Step 2 - Click the Install button in the top left corner.Also, here is the with additional information.

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With these video cards also CAD and the one or other game should not be a problem.Furthermore, the 6710b is equipped with 1 GB main memory and a 120GB hard disk with 5400 revs/min. Furthermore, a software bundle with more or less useful applications is also provided.Further information about the video card can be found or in our. Detailed information about the can be found here.Please also look at our or at our, in order to compare this notebook to other configurations. The HP Compaq 6710b was the first representative of the new 15 inch business series we reviewed. Overall, we had a positive impression. We liked the slightly redesigned hot keys and that the successful qualities like robust and stable case persisted.Also the input devices, i.e.

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Surface temperature and the noise level of the fan stay always alright.Finally, also another important criterion for office notebooks rates good: The battery runtime of up to 7 hours is remarkable. But, take care, under load the Core 2 Duo processor and the integrated X3100 relatively quickly empty the battery.Overall, the HP Compaq 6710b notebook reaches a very good result of 88% in our rating. Such a rating is not often reached by office notebooks (especially considering the input devices, emissions, and battery runtime).