TITLE: HP xw4300 Workstation System BIOS Packaged for Linux VERSION: 01.08 Rev. a DESCRIPTION: This package contains an updated System BIOS release for the HP xw4300 Workstation, packaged in a way that is easily usable within a Linux operating system environment. PURPOSE: Routine SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP32524 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 2006 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Workstations HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP xw4300 Workstation: HP xw4300 Workstation SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S): None OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T) Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (AMD64/EM64T) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86) LANGUAGE(S): Chinese(PRC Simplified) Czech Dutch French German Italian Japanese Korean Russian Spanish Taiwanese Chinese US English ENHANCEMENTS: - Updates serial ATA (SATA) RAID option ROM to version 5.6.2.1002. - Adds updated microcode to support new processor steppings. PREREQUISITES: N/A HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq file to a directory on your hard drive. LINUX USERS: After downloading the SoftPaq file, verify that the SoftPaq file has a .tgz extension. If it does not, change it to .tgz. Some browsers automatically rename the file with a .tar extension, which makes the SoftPaq unusable. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.