SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP28258
PART NUMBER:  331935-007
FILE NAME:  SP28258.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        BL40p Servers.

VERSION:  4.06A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant BL40p

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:  SP27851

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP
               BL40p Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant BL40p ROM I02 (06/23/2004)
        ============================================

           None.


Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant BL40p ROM I02 (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 SP28258.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP28258 [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
SP28258.EXE if you wish.

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