HP 2230s - Compaq Business Notebook Software Installation Manual

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installing UEFi-based MicrosoftWindows Vista SP1 (x64) on HPEliteBook and Compaq NotebookPCsTable of Contents:Introduction ........................................................................................................1Step 1 .............................................................................................................2Step 2 .............................................................................................................3Step 3 .............................................................................................................5Step 4 .............................................................................................................6For more information ..........................................................................................8IntroductionThe purpose of this document is to describe the steps required to successfully installUEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) based Microsoft ® Windows Vista®SP1 on HP Notebook PCs. Microsoft initiated support of UEFI boot on x64 systemswith Windows Vista SP1. HP EliteBooks and Compaq Notebooks began support ofUEFI boot in 2008.The following notebooks are those platforms and models supporting UEFI at thetime of this writing:• HP EliteBook Mobile Workstation, Notebook PC and Tablet PCs (8530p,8530w, 8730w, 6930p, 2530p, 2730p)• HP Compaq Notebook PCs (6735s, 6535s, 6735b, 6535b, 6730s, 6830s,6530b, 6730b, 2230s)