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TITLE: |
HP Workstation xw8000 System BIOS |
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VERSION: |
JQW107US Rev A |
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DESCRIPTION: |
This contains the System BIOS for the hp Workstation xw8000 for all locations. |
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PURPOSE: |
Recommended Update |
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SOFTPAQ NUMBER: |
SP24849 |
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SUPERSEDES: |
SP24426 |
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EFFECTIVE DATE: |
July 10, 2003 |
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CATEGORY: |
ROMPaq |
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SSM SUPPORTED: |
No |
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PRODUCT TYPE(S): |
Workstations |
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PRODUCT MODEL(S): |
hp workstation xw8000 |
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OPERATING SYSTEM(S): |
OS Independent |
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LANGUAGE(S): |
Global |
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ENHANCEMENTS: |
- Changes SMBIOS tables to report caches per physical CPU instead of logical. - Adds Asset Tagging. - New patch ID for Prestonia-1M uCode. - Adds support for Prestonia-1M - micro-code - SMBIOS tables - enables L3 cache - Adds setup option to force fans to full speed all the time. - Moves USB data segment to top of DOS memory (segment 9000) to free up some option rom space. |
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FIXES: |
- Corrects resume from standby error that occurred in Microsoft Windows 2000 when certain USB devices were present. - Fixes shutdown lockup problem with LSI 4-port Fiberchannel card. - Fixes lockup during post after receiving magic packet. |
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PREREQUISITES: |
N/A |
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HOW TO USE: |
1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number listed on at the top of this document. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. The readme.txt file details the two methods of BIOS updating and the crisis recovery method. Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |