SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP33352
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  MPTSAS.ROM
TITLE:  Firmware and BIOS for HP SAS/SATA HBA with RAID
VERSION:  01.10.01.00/06.06.10.00
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Firmware - Storage Controller

DIVISIONS: Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  
	ProLiant DL140 G2
	ProLiant DL140 G3
	ProLiant DL145 G2
	ProLiant DL320 G3
	ProLiant DL320 G4
	ProLiant DL360 G4
	ProLiant DL360 G4p
	ProLiant DL360 G5
	ProLiant DL380 G4
	ProLiant DL380 G5
	ProLiant DL385
	ProLiant DL580 G3
	ProLiant DL580 G4
	ProLiant DL585
	ProLiant ML110 G3
	ProLiant ML150 G3
	ProLiant ML310 G2
	ProLiant ML310 G3
	ProLiant ML350 G4
	ProLiant ML350 G4p
	ProLiant ML350 G5
	ProLiant ML370 G4
	ProLiant ML370 G5
	ProLiant ML570 G4 
	HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID

OPERATING SYSTEM:  
	Microsoft Windows 2000
	Microsoft Windows 2003
	Microsoft Windows 2003 x64 Editions
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (AMD64/EM64T)
	SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (x86)
	SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (AMD64/EM64T)
	UnitedLinux 1.0/SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8
	SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 (AMD64)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 
	HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID

PREREQUISITES: 
	Pre-installed Microsoft Windows 2000 / Windows 2003 system

EFFECTIVE DATE:  
	Jul 21, 2006

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP33004

DESCRIPTION:  

This SoftPaq contains Firmware and BIOS for the HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID.

Enhancements/Fixes:
Fix for potential system hang condition while entering the BIOS Configuration Utility (via pressing F8) on the HP 8 Internal Port SAS/SATA HBA with RAID on HP ProLiant Servers with Intel Xeon 5100 series processors.


HOW TO USE:

If you are using diskettes to perform the upgrade:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Obtain two diskettes.

3. Execute the downloaded file to extract its contents to one of the diskettes.

4. Use the 2nd diskette to create a DOS-bootable diskette.

5. Boot the ProLiant server with the HP 8 internal Port SAS HBA with RAID using the DOS bootable diskette created in step 4.

6. Once the server has booted, insert the diskette created in step 3 above.

7. At the command prompt, change to the diskette drive and execute 
	"update p"

   Upon completion of flashing, the following message will be displayed:
	PLEASE REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM. PROGRAMMING COMPLETE!!

8. Remove all diskettes and reboot the server.

9. For additional instructions, refer to "Update.txt" in the diskette.


If you are using a DOS-bootable USB key to perform the upgrade:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Obtain a DOS-bootable USB key.

3. Execute the downloaded file to extract its contents to the DOS-bootable USB key.

4. Boot the ProLiant server with the HP 8 internal Port SAS HBA with RAID using the DOS-bootable USB key.

5. Once the server has booted and displays the command prompt, change to the USB key and execute
	"update p"

   Upon completion of flashing, the following message will be displayed:
	PLEASE REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM. PROGRAMMING COMPLETE!!

6. Remove all diskettes/USB keys and reboot the server.

7. For additional instructions, refer to "Update.txt" in the diskette.



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