SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP32635
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME:  SP32635.EXE
TITLE:  System ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant DL585 Servers


VERSION:  2006.03.22A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant DL585 Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  All

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE Date:  4/7/2006

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP32112

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest maintenance releases of HP ProLiant DL585 Servers.






New Features -


        HP ProLiant DL585 system ROM A01 (03/22/2006)
        =================================================

		1) Updated the System ROM with the latest support code for 
		   AMD Opteron dual-core processors.




Problems Fixed -


        HP ProLiant DL585 system ROM A01 (03/22/2006)
        =================================================

		1) Resolved an issue where POST may hang if multiple video adapters 
		   (or a single multi-headed video adapter) are installed.  
		   The problem is dependent on what expansion slots the cards are 
		   plugged into.

		2) Resolved an issue where the Virtual Serial Port feature did not 
		   work properly when using a serial console connection while loading 
		   Linux.  When a serial console session is in progress, the data may 
		   stop transmitting.  Pressing Enter on the client may allow progress 
		   to continue, but data transmission could stop again.  
		   The issue has only been seen when the host system is loading the 
		   operating system.

		3) Resolved an issue when using a MultiTech Systems Multi Modem USB device 
		   and a USB Drivekey which may result in POST hangs.

		4) Resolved an issue where the operating system would not boot from drives 
		   attached to the HP 8 Internal Port SAS/SATA HBA with RAID controller, 
		   regardless of how the boot controller is configured in the ROM-Based 
		   Setup Utility.  The drives could be seen if booting from a different 
		   controller.  This problem only occurs with the 01/20/2006 System ROM.   
		               
		5) Resolved an issue with the operating system reporting GART Table Walk 
		   Machine Check Errors.  These errors are not harmful and do not indicate
		   an actual problem.  However, as these machine check errors being reported
		   may cause concern to some customers, the reporting of these errors will be 
		   disabled per AMD's recommendation.




Known Problems -


        HP ProLiant DL585 system ROM A01 (03/22/2006)
        =================================================

		None.               






HOW TO USE:


  1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44 MB diskette.

  2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on a system running Microsoft Windows 2000, 
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows XP and change to that directory.
The file that is downloaded is SP32635.EXE.


  3.  From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded SoftPaq file:
SPxxxxx [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 if you wish.

  5.  Insert this diskette into the diskette drive of the system to be updated.

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