SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP30847
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  SP30847.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        DL380 G4 Servers.

VERSION:  4.04A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant DL380 G4

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 13, 2005

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP30418

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP ProLiant
               DL380 G4 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant DL380 G4 ROM P51 (06/02/2005)
        ============================================

                1) Updated the ROM-Based Virtual Install Disk driver for the 
		   Smart Array P600 Controller. This driver allows installations 
		   of Microsoft Windows 2003 32-bit and Windows 2003 64-bit x86 
		   without requiring the customer to provide a driver via a 
		   floppy disk or other means. This new driver for the Smart 
		   Array P600 Controller includes a fix for the following issue:

			Systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with a 
			Smart Array P600 Controller and loading the Storport 
			miniport driver HpCISSs2.SYS may generate the following 
			STOP code message during periods of intensive I/O 
			operations or when running Microsoft Cluster Server software:

			STOP 0xA: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

		   This System ROM includes the following versions of the Smart 
		   Array P600 Controller drivers:

			HpCISSs2.SYS Version 5.0.2.32 for 32-bit x86 editions 
			of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
			HPCISSs2.SYS Version 5.0.2.64 for 64-bit x86 editions 
			of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
 
		2) Added support for monitoring processor power states via HP's 
		   Integrated Lights Out (iLO) functionality when a system is 
		   configured for Power Regulator HP Dynamic Power Savings Mode.  
		   This allows a customer using iLO and Power Regulator to 
		   monitor processor power usage.  This feature requires 
		   upgrading iLO Firmware to version 1.80 or later.

		3) Added support for HP's One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) 
		   solution with USB tape drives. This support can be enabled 
		   when a USB Tape Drive is placed in OBDR mode and the user 
		   selects OBDR support during POST by pressing F8 when prompted.




Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant DL380 G4 ROM P51 (06/02/2005)
        ============================================


                1) Updated to resolve an issue with some memory (dual ranked DIMMs) 
		   that caused the System ROM to display the incorrect amount 
		   of memory installed when first booting the server after 
		   resetting the system configuration.

		2) Added RBSU option to address issues with certain PCI-Express 
		   cards which may result in an NMI or Windows blue screen in 
		   inappropriate instances. The issue arises over the interpretation 
		   of the specification governing PCI-Express. Different PCI-Express 
		   cards interpret certain error functionality differently. The 
		   specification governing PCI-Express will be clarified in a 
		   future revision. Legacy PCI SERR is enabled by default. If the 
		   installation of a PCI-Express card results in an unexpected 
		   NMI or blue screen, modifying this option may address the issue 
		   if there are no issues with the PCI-Express card. 
		   
		3) Updated to improve performance for certain PCI-33 and PCI-66 
		   expansion cards. This ROM will improve performance for PCI 
		   expansion cards that perform burst memory reads from system 
		   memory. This does not affect performance of PCI-X or PCI-Express 
		   expansion cards. The modifications to this System ROM version 
		   are known to improve performance for PCI expansion cards 
		   utilizing the Intel i960 RD chipset, the AMCC PCI MatchMaker 
		   chipset, and the PLX PCI9656-BA66BI Chipset.   
	       
		4) Updated to work-around issue with PCI and PCI-X cards that 
		   do not retry delayed transactions within the appropriate 
		   amount of time. This condition was resulting in an NMI and 
		   bluescreen under Microsoft Windows operating systems.
		   This issue was seen with the Stratis MPEG-2 Decoder PCI 
		   Card. The issue would occur with any PCI card utilizing 
		   the Phillips SAA7146AH PCI-PCI Bridge.





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 SP30847.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP30847 [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
SP30847.EXE if you wish.

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