TITLE: HP xw4300 Workstation System BIOS Packaged for Linux

VERSION: 01.09 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: SP33426
SUPERSEDES: SP32524
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 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)

LANGUAGE(S): 
Chinese(PRC Simplified)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Taiwanese Chinese
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides version 01.09 of the workstation BIOS.
- Adds updated microcode to support new processor steppings.

FIXES: 
- Reduces CPU fan noise that occurs when certain CPUs are installed.
- Fixes a potential issue that occurs when serial ATA (SATA) disks have a 
DriveLock password set and the workstation resumes from Standby power state.
- Eliminates the Option ROM checksum error that occurs with certain video 
adapters.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
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. 

1. Download and extract the .TGZ file. For example, to extract the contents, at 
console prompt type (where ''filename'' is replaced by the name of the file to 
be extracted): 
''tar -xzvf filename.tgz''

2. For more information about flashing the system BIOS, see the README text 
file that is provided in the SoftPaq.


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.