TITLE: HP Workstation xw8200 System BIOS Packaged for Linux

VERSION: 2.10 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains an updated System BIOS release for the HP Workstation 
xw8200, packaged in a way that is easily usable within a Linux operating system 
environment. 

NOTE: To determine the BIOS family and BIOS date, press F10 on the target 
workstation during Power On to run the Computer Setup Utility, and then select 
File/System Information. This information can be saved into a text file on a 
diskette or on a USB flash media device by selecting File/Save to Diskette. In 
order for a USB flash media device to be recognized by the workstation, the 
device must be attached before the workstation is Powered On. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP33819
SUPERSEDES: SP31961
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2006
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw8200 Workstation: HP Workstation xw8200

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)
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Red Hat Linux 7.3

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

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Updates the advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) tables slightly 
to improve compatibility with 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4.

- Updates the BIOS to recognize and disable a particular specialized 
keyboard/trackball device that is incompatible with the workstation.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
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. 

1. Download and extract the .TGZ file. For example, to extract the contents, at 
console prompt type (where ''filename'' is replaced by the name of the file to 
be extracted): 
''tar -xzvf filename.tgz''

2. For more information about flashing the system BIOS, see the README text 
file that is provided in the SoftPaq.


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