TITLE: HP xw9300 Workstation System BIOS Packaged for Linux

VERSION: 1.21 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains an updated System BIOS release for the HP xw9300 
Workstation, packaged in a way that is easily usable within a Linux operating 
system environment.
PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP30519
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 20, 2005
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Workstation xw9300: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
RH Ent Linux 3 (AMD64/EM64T)

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides a reduction in acoustic noise.
- Adds ''dual-core'' support.
- Implements the static resource affinity table (SRAT).
- Provides improved system board power management.
- Adds x8 DIMM memory erratum for AMD Opteron Processors having revision CG.
- Provides updated BIOS preboot execution environment (PXE) driver.

FIXES: 
    

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

LINUX USERS: After downloading the SoftPaq file, verify that the SoftPaq file 
has a .tgz extension. If it does not, change it to .tgz. Some browsers 
automatically rename the file with a .tar extension, which makes the SoftPaq 
unusable.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.



Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.