SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP18960
PART NUMBER:  251313-001
FILE NAME:  SP18960.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq ProLiant
        DL380 G2 Servers.

VERSION:  4.00A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq ProLiant DL380 G2 Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 21, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of Compaq ProLiant
               DL380 G2 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant DL380 G2 ROM P24 (08/28/2001)
        ============================================


                Added F12 prompt to boot to PXE.

                Freed up space for more option ROMs.

                Added RBSU option to enable/disable the NMI button.

                Added RBSU option to autoconfigure hotplug resource
                settings based on OS selection.

                Added an info panel when enabling embedded NIC PXE
                support, indicating that the NIC won't show up in the
                IPL list until the next reboot.

                Added RBSU option to allow Compaq technicians to reset
                the serial number when necessary.

                Added RBSU support for Emulx Fiber Channel card.

                Added extended help text to RBSU.

                Added legacy USB support for keyboard and mouse.

                Added USB port entries to the SMBIOS Table.

                Allow booting to ROMPAQ with unsupported processors
                installed.




Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant DL380 G2 ROM P24 (08/28/2001)
        ============================================

                Fixed issue with PMM function call, PMMAllocate (with
                length = 0 and flags = 11), when system had more than
                2 GB memory installed.

                Fixed issue where NMI button wasn't being identified
                correctly.

                Fixed INT15 Move Block function for 4 GB memory or more.

                Changed wording for password and maintenance switch
                detection message to better match the system documentation.

                Always clear screen before displaying the password
                detection message.

                Fixed issue where RBSU allowed Online Spare Memory to
                be enabled despite an invalid memory configuration after
                clearing NVRAM.

                Fixed issue where POST waited a long time while looking
                for CDROM drive.

                Fixed a video problem on the RIB card.

                Fixed issue with health driver not detecting NMI's under
                Windows 2000 with dual processors.

                Fixed some of the Japanese translations in RBSU.

                Fixed issue with selecting OS/2 from SmartStart.

                Fixed issue with the MAC address displayed when the NIC
                has been disabled.

                Fixed issue where boot controller order was reset anytime
                a controller, even if it was not the primary boot controller,
                was removed.

                Fixed issue where the default NVRAM header was not being loaded
                when NVRAM was cleared completely.



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 SP18960.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP18960 [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
SP18960.EXE if you wish.

5.  Refer to README.TXT on the diskette for instructions on installing and using the
software.

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