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.