SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP31662 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: SP31662.EXE TITLE: Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant DL580 G3 Servers. VERSION: 4.03A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Systems PRODUCTS AFFECTED: HP ProLiant DL580 G3 OPERATING SYSTEM: ALL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITE: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 2005 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X SUPERSEDES: SP30877 DESCRIPTION: This release provides updated system ROM images for the latest maintenance releases of HP ProLiant DL580 G3 Servers. New Features - ProLiant DL580 G3 ROM P38 (10/13/2005) ============================================ 1) Added support for 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon MP 7020 (2.66 GHz) and 7040 (3.0 GHz) processors. 2) Added support to automatically enable or disable the embedded legacy floppy controller based on whether a legacy floppy drive is installed. This prevents the controller from being enabled if a legacy floppy does not exist, which results in a warning message under certain operating systems while still allowing inserting a legacy floppy without having to enable the controller in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). Problems Fixed - ProLiant DL580 G3 ROM P38 (10/13/2005) ============================================ 1) Resolved issue which could result in intermittent server hangs using iLO virtual media. 2) Resolved issue with blue screens occurring during installation of certain non-English versions of Windows 2003 (the issue was observed with Spanish and Brazilian/Portuguese versions of Windows 2003 SP1) when not using SmartStart Assisted Install. 3) Resolved an issue with the Matrox Parahelia video card which could result in improper video operation. One symptom of the issue is that screen information may not be updated during POST. 4) Resolved issue with Q-Logic PCI-Express cards which could result in a system hang during POST. 5) Resolved an issue that could result in a system hang when booting media from certain IDE DVD drives. 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 SP31662.EXE. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file: SP31662 [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 SP31662.EXE if you wish. Copyright 2005, Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies