SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP28443
PART NUMBER:  361302-003
FILE NAME:  SP28443.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        BL30p Servers.

VERSION:  4.02A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant BL30p

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  August 10, 2004

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP28075

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP ProLiant
               BL30p Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant BL30p ROM I10 (06/23/2004)
        ============================================

                None.


Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant BL30p ROM I10 (06/23/2004)
        ============================================

                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 SP28443.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP28443 [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
SP28443.EXE if you wish.

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