TITLE:
HP Workstation xw8000 System BIOS
VERSION:
JQW107US Rev A
DESCRIPTION:
This contains the System BIOS for the hp Workstation xw8000 for all locations.


PURPOSE:
Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER:
SP24849
SUPERSEDES:
SP24426
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 10, 2003
CATEGORY:
ROMPaq
SSM SUPPORTED:
No
PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations
PRODUCT MODEL(S):
hp workstation xw8000
OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
OS Independent
LANGUAGE(S):
Global
ENHANCEMENTS:
- Changes SMBIOS tables to report caches per physical CPU instead of logical.
- Adds Asset Tagging.
- New patch ID for Prestonia-1M uCode.
- Adds support for Prestonia-1M
- micro-code
- SMBIOS tables
- enables L3 cache
- Adds setup option to force fans to full speed all the time.
- Moves USB data segment to top of DOS memory (segment 9000) to free
up some option rom space.
FIXES:
- Corrects resume from standby error that occurred in Microsoft Windows
2000 when certain USB devices were present.
- Fixes shutdown lockup problem with LSI 4-port Fiberchannel card.
- Fixes lockup during post after receiving magic packet.
PREREQUISITES:
N/A

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded
is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number
listed on at the top of this document.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file
downloaded in step 1.

4. The readme.txt file details the two methods of BIOS updating and the crisis
recovery method.


Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.