TITLE: HP Workstation xw5000 System BIOS (ROM) 

VERSION: JPW103US Rev A
DESCRIPTION:
This contains the System BIOS (ROM) for the Workstation xw5000.
It supports this model in all localities.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP23832
SUPERSEDES: SP23165
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 7, 2003
CATEGORY: ROMPaq
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
hp workstation xw5000

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
OS Independent
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
Global
 
ENHANCEMENTS: 
 - Adds null checking for all string copies from SEEPROM to SMBIOS table.
 - Asset Tag information in SMBIOS tables.

FIXES:
 - Sets PCI bridge latency timers to 40h.
 - Fixes PCI slots issue where vendor reporting was incorrect in Setup.
 - Fixes issue where ebuzzer did not support 12-digit serial numbers.
 - BIOS setup screen changed to Start from HDD rather than Start from IDE HDD.
 - Fixes issue where S4 hibernation caused lockup when pressing keyboard during 
   hibernation splash screen.
 - Corrects CD-ROM failure when running HCT 10.6 ACPI Stress with 3.06-Ghz P4.
 - Corrects rolling POST code lockup during suspend -S3 testing.
 - Primary Master HDD runs in UDMA Mode 2 when Primary Slave is connected.
 - Corrects error loading LSI20160 driver during Windows NT 4.0 install.
 - Fixes issue where MTRR tables caused AGP to fail with NVIDIA Linux graphics driver.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 

1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. For more information about updating your BIOS/ROM, refer to the README
   file that is unzipped with the other files.


Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.