SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP28588 PART NUMBER: 364864-005 FILE NAME: SP28588.EXE TITLE: Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant DL585 G1 Servers. VERSION: 4.04A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Systems PRODUCTS AFFECTED: HP ProLiant DL585 G1 OPERATING SYSTEM: ALL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITE: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: August 30, 2004 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X SUPERSEDES: SP28213 DESCRIPTION: This release provides updated system ROM images for the latest maintenance releases of HP DL585 G1 Servers. New Features - ProLiant DL585 G1 ROM A01 (07/26/2004) ============================================ Updated BIOS to support PC2700 memory. This support requires new Processor/Memory Boards that support PC2700 memory. POST will halt the system if PC2700 DIMMs are installed into the older Processor/Memory Boards that do not support PC2700 memory. PC2700 memory speeds are only supported with a maximum of 6 DIMMs on a Processor/Memory Board. If 8 DIMMs are installed on a Processor/Memory Board, the DIMMs will operate at PC2100 speeds and a POST message indicating this will be displayed. Updated BIOS to enable Advanced ECC support instead of just ECC support. This enables correction of certain multi-bit memory errors if all failed bits fall within the same memory chip on the DIMM. This can result in systems continuing to operate in cases where a system crash or hang would have previously occurred. Problems Fixed - ProLiant DL585 G1 ROM A01 (07/26/2004) ============================================ Updated BIOS to fix an extremely rare timing issue that can result in systems locking up when booting Windows. 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 SP28588.EXE. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file: SP28588 [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 SP28588.EXE if you wish. Copyright 2004, Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies