TITLE: HP xw9300 Workstation System BIOS Packaged for Linux

VERSION: 2.05 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains an updated System BIOS release for the HP xw9300 
Workstation, packaged in a way that is easily usable within a Linux operating 
system environment. 

NOTE: After upgrading the system BIOS to version 2.xx (or later), the NVIDIA 
Driver MUST be upgraded to NVIDIA IDE Driver 5532 (or later). (This action is 
not required for systems configured with a serial ATA [SATA] RAID drive.) 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP32201
SUPERSEDES: SP32098
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 2006
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw9300 Workstation: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)

LANGUAGE(S): 
Chinese(PRC Simplified)
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish
Taiwanese Chinese
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides new Setup option in the Thermal menu that enables/disables the 
suppression of the error message and the F1 boot prompt when the front PCI fan 
detection does not find a fan.
- Reduces acoustic noise with improved fan control.

FIXES: 
- Fixes BIOS issue that causes the Linux NvNet driver to fail during LAN 
initialization.
- Uses Version 229.0525 of the preboot execution environment (PXE) boot ROM. 
This version fixes several LAN initialization issues.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the SoftPaq file to a directory on your hard drive. 

LINUX USERS: After downloading the SoftPaq file, verify that the SoftPaq file 
has a .tgz extension. If it does not, change it to .tgz. Some browsers 
automatically rename the file with a .tar extension, which makes the SoftPaq 
unusable. 

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


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.