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.