SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP31195
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  SP31195.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        BL35p Servers.

VERSION:  4.04A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant BL35p

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 6, 2005

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP30733

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP
               BL35p Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant BL35p ROM A03 (08/25/2005)
        ============================================

                   None.



Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant BL35p ROM A03 (08/25/2005)
        ============================================

                1) Added support for iSCSI adapters to be configured as the
		   boot controller in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
		   Certain iSCSI adapters previously would not show up in the
		   boot controller menu in RBSU. 

		2) Resolved issue with sluggish performance when using Virtual
		   Serial Port with Linux.  HP had previously provided guidance
		   to Linux customers to perform "setserial /dev/ttyS0 irq 0"
		   if sluggish performance was observed.  This work-around is
		   no longer required with this upgraded System BIOS. 

		3) Resolved issue with blue screens occurring during installation
		   of certain non-English versions of Windows 2003 (the issue was
		   observed with Spanish and Brazilian/Portuguese versions of
		   Windows 2003 SP1) when not using SmartStart Assisted Install. 

		4) Updated to disallow Port 2 of the Fiberchannel mezzanine option 
		   from being configured for IRQ7. If the Fiberchannel mezzanine's 
		   Port 2 was configured for IRQ7, the keyboard controller could 
		   lock the system. 

		5) Resolved issue where the system could not boot to an IDE drive if
		   a Fiberchannel mezzanine card is installed and enabled. 

		6) Resolved issue where a SAN boot could not be performed if a
		   Fiberchannel port is first in the Boot Controller Order and IDE
		   is enabled. 

		7) Updated to latest PXE Option ROMs Version 7.7.9 and Version 2.0.2a 
		   which addresses a potential hang when using the Remote Deployment
		   Pack with HP Internal 4 Port SAS HBA with RAID.





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 SP31195.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP31195 [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
SP31195.EXE if you wish.

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