SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP31229
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  SP31229.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        DL385 Servers.

VERSION:  4.04A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant DL385

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 6, 2005

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP30735

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP
               DL385 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant DL385 ROM A05 (08/22/2005)
        ============================================

                1) Added support for AMD Opteron 2.8 GHz single-core and 
		   AMD Opteron 2.4 GHz dual-core processors.

		2) Added support for DDR1 PC2700 DIMMs.  If 4 Gbyte DIMMs 
		   are installed and the Redundant Fan Kit is not installed, 
		   POST will be halted.  4 Gbyte DIMMs require additional cooling 
		   not available with only 5 fans.  A system with 4 Gbyte DIMMs 
		   installed and the Redundant Fan Kit will provide 7 + 1 fan
		   redundancy. 



Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant DL385 ROM A05 (08/22/2005)
        ============================================

	        1) Resolved issue with identifying the incorrect DIMM as failed 
		   when an uncorrectable memory error occurs when using 
		   Windows 2003 x64 Edition.

		2) Resolved issue with blue screens occurring during installation 
		   of certain non-English versions of Windows 2003 (the issue was 
		   observed with Spanish and Brazilian/Portuguese versions of 
		   Windows 2003 SP1) when not using SmartStart Assisted Install.

		3) Added support for iSCSI adapters to be configured as the boot 
		   controller in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).  Certain 
		   iSCSI adapters previously would not show up in the boot 
		   controller menu in RBSU.

		4) Updated the ROM-Based Virtual Install Disk driver for the 
		   Smart Array P600 Controller. This driver allows installations 
		   of Microsoft Windows 2003 32-bit and Windows 2003 64-bit x86 
		   without requiring the customer to provide a driver via a floppy 
		   disk or other means. This new driver for the Smart Array
		   P600 Controller includes a fix for the following issue:
		   
		   - Systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with a Smart 
		     Array P600 Controller and loading the Storport miniport driver 
		     HpCISSs2.SYS may generate the following STOP code message 
		     during periods of intensive I/O operations or when running 
		     Microsoft Cluster Server software:

		     STOP 0xA: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

		   - This System ROM includes the following versions of the Smart 
		     Array P600 Controller drivers:

		       - HPCISSs2.SYS Version 5.0.2.32 for 32-bit x86 editions of 
		         Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

		       - HPCISSs2.SYS Version 5.0.2.64 for 64-bit x86 editions of 
		         Microsoft Windows Server 2003.




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 SP31229.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP31229 [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
SP31229.EXE if you wish.

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