SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP23612
PART NUMBER:  302328-003
FILE NAME:  SP23612.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for ProLiant
        ML530 G2 Servers.

VERSION:  4.02A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  ProLiant ML530 G2

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 12, 2003

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP22543

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of 
               ProLiant ML530 G2 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant ML530 G2 ROM P22 (11/15/2002)
        ============================================

                Added Intel Processor Microcode Patches.

		Added support for .NET Servers.


Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant ML530 G2 ROM P22 (11/15/2002)
        ============================================

                Updated to fix one time boot to the system partition.  
		
		Updated to clear some Super I/O registers that could cause the 
		system to not power off properly.

		Updated to fix potential problem with the real-mode NMI handler that
		could cause problems with Windows installation.

		Updated to fix potential problem with the SMI handler that could cause
		system hangs in rare situations.

		Updated to fix date problem when the date was set back to 1900-1999.

		Updated Japanese translations in RBSU.




HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44 MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.
The file that is downloaded is SP23612.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP23612 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to
create diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file
SP23612.EXE if you wish.

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