SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP28261
PART NUMBER: 336843-008
FILE NAME: SP28261.exe
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
     	BL20p G2 Server.

VERSION:    4.08A

LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  ProLiant BL20p G2 Server (I04)		   

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:  SP27839

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest releases of ProLiant BL20p G2 Server products.



New Features -	
 				 
        ProLiant BL20p G2 ROM I04 (06/23/2004)
        ============================================
	   	   
       	None.    
		    

Problems Fixed -                        
		
        ProLiant BL20p G2 ROM I04 (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.  

                  Updated to add support to script blade configurations for Boot 
		  from SAN installation while using the HP Rapid 
		  Deployment Pack (RDP). This requires HP Rapid Deployment
		  Pack - Windows Edition, Version 1.60 or later.
	     		 		    
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 SP28261.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP28261 [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
SP28261.EXE if you wish.

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