SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP29372
PART NUMBER:  339081-004
FILE NAME:  SP29372.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        ML350 G4 Servers.

VERSION:  4.03A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant ML350 G4

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 6, 2004

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP28542

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP ProLiant
               ML350 G4 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant ML350 G4 ROM D17 (10/23/2004)
        ============================================

               Added support for No Execution Mode (NX Mode).  This feature
               allows systems to be protected against malicious code and
               viruses.  In combination with an operating system that supports
               this feature, memory is marked as non-executable unless the
               location explicitly contains executable code.  Some viruses
               attempt to insert and execute code from non-excecutable memory
               locations.  These attacks are intercepted and an exception is
               raised.  This feature must be enabled both in the operating
               system and in ROM-Based Setup.  This feature is referred to as
               Data Execution Prevention (DEP) in Windows operating systems.
	
               Added support for improved processor thermal protection when
               the processor reaches extreme temperatures.

               Added support to automatically lower power usage by processors
               which are halted (not performing any tasks).  This operation
               occurs automatically and requires no user configuration.

               Added new ROM-Based Setup Advanced Option called Expansion Card
               Caching Optimization.  Enabling this option allows very rare
               expansion cards (such as Quadrics Elan) to cache their I/O
               resources for improved performance.  The card and its driver
               must support this optimization to take advantage of this
               feature. Unless an expansion card is installed, this option
               should be left disabled.

               Added initial support for the future x86 64-bit extensions
               Windows operating system. This support is only needed for the
               64-bit extensions version of the HP System Management Driver.
               If not using the System Management Driver under this operating
               system, this support has no impact.


           
Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant ML350 G4 ROM D17 (10/23/2004)
        ============================================

               Resolved issues with specific USB floppy, CD, and Drive Key
               devices which would not function properly and could result in
               POST lock-ups.  There were timing issues with specific devices
               which were addressed.

               Resolved issue that may result in system hangs on reboots
               during mini-setup of the Windows OS installation for systems
               that included an OS pre-installation from HP's factory.
               Previously, customers had to power off and on their servers
               to continue the installation to work-around this issue.

               Upgraded the system ROM to include LSI U320 Firmware Version
               1.03.39.00 for the embedded LSI U320 storage controller.  The
               System ROM must contain this LSI U320 firmware version if the HP
               Single-Channel U320 SCSI HBA G2 storage controller is installed
               in an expansion slot for drive LEDs to work properly.

               Upgraded the system ROM to include LSI U320 SCSI Option ROM
               Version 5.05.18 for the embedded LSI U320 storage controller.
               This Option ROM corrects a problem where the system would not 
               properly boot a tape drive when it was configured for One 
               Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) mode.

               Resolved issue where POST would hang when certain (typically 
               high-performance) video cards were installed in the server.  
               The problem occurred when any video card was installed in the 
               server with an option ROM greater than 32 Kbytes.





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 SP29372.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP29372 [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
SP29372.EXE if you wish.

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