TITLE: HP xw9300 Workstation System BIOS Packaged for Linux

VERSION: 2.06 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains an updated System BIOS release for the HP xw9300 
Workstation, packaged in a way that is easily usable within a Linux operating 
system environment. 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP33199
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2006
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw9300 Workstation: All Models

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: 
- Provides thermal enhancements for system running large SCSI hard drives.
- Pre-enables support for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Operating System, 
Update 4.

FIXES: 
- Fixes issue with USB keyboards that occurs with Remote Installation Services 
(RIS) installations.
- Fixes issue with version reporting for AMD Opteron Processors.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
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.