TITLE: HP Blade PC Blade Management Controller (BMC) Firmware

VERSION: 1E Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility that can be used to install or upgrade the 
Blade Management Controller (BMC) firmware for the supported HP Blade PC 
models. 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP36556
SUPERSEDES: SP36242
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 2007
CATEGORY: Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP bc2000 Blade PC: All Models
HP bc2500 Blade PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
FreeDOS
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Adds UID LED blink-mode support.

FIXES: 
- Includes health and fault reporting fixes. Addresses rare cases where the BMC 
firmware falsely detects and reports faults to the system BIOS at the F1 prompt 
in Power-On Self-Test (POST).

PREREQUISITES: 
None

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

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


Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.