TITLE: HP xw4600 Workstation System BIOS

VERSION: 01.04 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the System BIOS image (BIOS Family 786F3) and local and 
remote BIOS flash utilities for the HP xw4600 Workstation. These utilities can 
be used to restore or update the System BIOS. System BIOS is operating system 
independent. 

NOTE: To determine the BIOS family and BIOS date, press F10 on the target 
workstation during Power On to run the Computer Setup Utility, and then select 
File/System Information. This information can be saved into a text file on a 
diskette or on a USB flash media device by selecting File/Save to Diskette. In 
order for a USB flash media device to be recognized by the workstation, the 
device must be attached before the workstation is Powered On. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP38124
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 2007
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: Yes

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw4600 Workstation: HP xw4600 Workstation

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

LANGUAGE(S): 
Brazilian Portuguese
Bulgarian
Chinese(PRC Simplified)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Spanish
Swedish
Taiwanese Chinese
Turkish
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides BIOS support for future processors.
- Adds the ability to enable or disable individual SATA ports. This new feature 
enhances security by designating the SATA ports through which an operating 
system can be booted.

FIXES: 
- Corrects an issue that occurs when waking from Microsoft Windows Vista hybrid 
sleep. Previously, PS/2 devices did not wake the system after two or more sleep 
cycles had occurred. 
- Fixes an issue that occurs when disabling Wake-on-LAN (WOL) from a power-off 
state. WOL can now be properly disabled.
- Corrects references to SATA port 5 (the External SATA port) from "SATA5" to 
"eSATA" in the Computer Configuration Utility (F10).

PREREQUISITES: 
None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
This SoftPaq includes the following methods for changing the BIOS version: 
- Use HPQFlash to upgrade the BIOS directly in a Microsoft Windows or Microsoft 
Windows Vista environment.
- Use the utilities in this package to flash the BIOS in a DOS environment from 
bootable media.
- Use the ROM images in this package with the Computer Setup Utility (F10) to 
flash the BIOS from a USB flash drive, diskette, or CD-ROM drive.

This package can be used with System Software Manager (SSM), HP Client 
Management Solution (HPCMS), or preboot execution environment (PXE) management 
software for remote updating of the BIOS.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE 
UPGRADE PROCESS!

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

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to update 
the System BIOS.

NOTE: If remote flashing is required, refer to the remote utility documentation 
for instructions about creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the System ROM 
on target workstations on the network.


Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.