SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP28263
PART NUMBER:  302328-401
FILE NAME:  SP28263.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for ProLiant
        ML530 G2 Servers.

VERSION:  4.09A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  ProLiant ML530 G2

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 14, 2004

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP27874

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of 
               ProLiant ML530 G2 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant ML530 G2 ROM P22 (06/24/2004)
        ============================================

           None.


Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant ML530 G2 ROM P22 (06/24/2004)
        ============================================

                 Updated to integrate the latest Intel processor support code
		 into the System ROM. This works around an issue with the Intel
		 Xeon processor that can result in erratic system behavior after
		 prolonged usage.  The failures were identified in a small
		 percentage of Intel Xeon processors during simulated long-term
		 reliability testing.  These issues have only been seen in Intel's
		 simulated environment, and no field issues have been identified.
		 While the nature of the failure for systems experiencing this
		 issue is difficult to quantify, systems may experience
		 systems hangs, Windows blue screen, or Linux kernel panics.
		 HP recommends customers transition to this new BIOS version
		 to prevent the aforementioned issues.




HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44 MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.
The file that is downloaded is SP28263.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP28263 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to
create diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file
SP28263.EXE if you wish.

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