TITLE: HP xw6600 Workstation System BIOS Packaged for Linux

VERSION: 01.07 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the System BIOS image (BIOS Family 786F4) and local and 
remote BIOS flash utilities packaged in a way that is easily usable within a 
Linux operating system environment. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP38380
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2008
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw6600 Workstation: HP xw6600 Workstation

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop (x86_64)

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

ENHANCEMENTS: 
The following enhancements have been added since BIOS version 01.01 (SP37878) 
was released:

- Enables an additional CPU power saving mode in the Computer Configuration 
Utility (F10). The new mode is enabled when Idle Power Savings is set to 
"Extended."
- Adds BIOS support for additional CPU speeds.

FIXES: 
The following fixes have been added since BIOS version 01.01 (SP37878) was 
released:

- Adds new CPU microcode updates to resolve a processor erratum.
- Corrects an issue that could have reduced the reliability of Advanced 
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) save-to-RAM cycles in certain 
situations. 
- Fixes an issue that prevented the correct messages from being displayed when 
enabling Drive Lock in the Computer Configuration Utility (F10).
- Fixes an issue that prevented the maximum CPU temperature from being 
correctly reported through the Microsoft Windows Management Interface (WMI).

PREREQUISITES: 
None

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) 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.