SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP31230
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  SP31230.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        DL585 G1 Servers.

VERSION:  4.12B

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant DL585 G1

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 13, 2005

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP30669

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP
               DL585 G1 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant DL585 G1 ROM A01 (08/26/2005)
        ============================================

                1) Added support for AMD Opteron 2.8 GHz single-core and 
		   AMD Opteron 2.4 GHz dual-core processors.

		2) Added support for 4 Gbyte DDR1 PC2700 DIMMs.



Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant DL585 G1 ROM A01 (08/26/2005)
        ============================================

                1) Resolved issue with sluggish performance when using Virtual 
		   Serial Port with Linux. HP had previously provided guidance 
		   to Linux customers to perform "setserial /dev/ttyS0 irq 0" 
		   if sluggish performance was observed. This work-around is 
		   no longer required with this upgraded System BIOS. 

		2) Resolved issue in which HP Systems Insight Manager would 
		   report incorrect information for installed DIMMs.

		3) Resolved issue where the incorrect DIMM LED could be illuminated 
		   when a correctable threshold memory error occurs.

		4) Updated to auto-disable the embedded Smart Array 5i storage 
		   controller if all internal hard drive bays are being cabled 
		   to stand-up storage controller cards.

		5) Resolved issue with blue screens occurring during installation 
		   of certain non-English versions of Windows 2003 (the issue was 
		   observed with Spanish and Brazilian/Portuguese versions of 
		   Windows 2003 SP1) when not using SmartStart Assisted Install.
		   
		6) Resolved issue with identifying the incorrect DIMM as failed 
		   when an uncorrectable memory error occurs when using 
		   Windows 2003 x64 Edition.

		7) Resolved an issue that may result in correctable threshold 
		   memory errors or uncorrectable memory errors with certain 
		   512 Mbyte, 1 Gbyte, or 2 Gbyte DIMMs installed in the 
		   ProLiant DL585. This change modifies the programming of the
		   memory subsystem so that the memory will perform more 
		   efficiently and prevent server unresponsiveness. 

		8) Added support for iSCSI adapters to be configured as the boot 
		   controller in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).  Certain iSCSI 
		   adapters previously would not show up in the boot controller 
		   menu in RBSU.  




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 SP31230.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP31230 [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
SP31230.EXE if you wish.

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