TITLE: HP xw6400 Workstation System BIOS VERSION: 02.10 Rev. a DESCRIPTION: This package contains the System BIOS image (BIOS Family 786D4) and local and remote BIOS flash utilities for the HP xw6400 Workstation. These utilities can be used to restore or update the System BIOS. System BIOS is operating system independent. PURPOSE: Routine SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP34499 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2007 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: Yes PRODUCT TYPE(S): Workstations HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP xw6400 Workstation: HP xw6400 Workstation SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S): None OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Vista Business 32 Edition Microsoft Vista Business 64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition LANGUAGE(S): Chinese(PRC Simplified) Czech Danish Dutch Finnish French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Russian Spanish Swedish Taiwanese Chinese US English ENHANCEMENTS: - Improves exception handling and reporting for certain correctable and uncorrectable platform errors. - Adds support for the Microsoft Vista Operating Systems. - Updates the serial ATA (SATA) Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Option ROM to version 1.05. - Adds BIOS support for HP Backup and Recovery through an F11 prompt. FIXES: - Fixes an issue where BIOS crisis recovery on a system configured with 4 GB of memory results in no video being displayed. - Fixes an issue that prevents the Data Execution Prevention item from being displayed in the Computer Configuration Utility (F10). PREREQUISITES: N/A INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: This SoftPaq includes the following methods for changing the BIOS version: - Use HPQFlash to upgrade the BIOS directly in a Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Vista environment. - Use the utilities in this package to flash the BIOS in a DOS environment from bootable media. - Use the ROM images in this package with the Computer Setup Utility (F10) to flash the BIOS from a USB flash drive, diskette, or CD-ROM drive. This package can be used with System Software Manager (SSM), HP Client Management Solution (HPCMS), or preboot execution environment (PXE) management software for remote updating of the BIOS. WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS! 1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to update the System BIOS. NOTE: If remote flashing is required, refer to the remote utility documentation for instructions about creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the System ROM on target workstations on the network. Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.