Unsupported Processor Stepping With Intel® Processors - Compaq 234664-002 - ProLiant - ML330T02 Troubleshooting Manual

If you use a USB drive key, you must start the interface manually. Open a command-line interface
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and enter one of the following commands to access the Firmware Maintenance CD:
In Windows®:
\_autorun\autorun_win
In Linux:
/autorun
Read the End-User License Agreement. If you
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to continue. The Firmware Maintenance CD interface is displayed.
Click the Firmware Update tab.
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Click Install F
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Select and install the desired components. For more information, see the HP ProLiant Firmware
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Maintenance CD User Guide on the Firmware Maintenance CD.
ROM Updat e Utility
The ROM update utility is being replaced by the HP Smart Update Manager on the Firmware
Maintenance CD version 7.50 and later.
The ROM Update Utility is offline ROM flash technology.
To access the ROM Update Utility:
Boot the server from one of the following:
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HP SmartS
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HP Firmware Maintenance CD 7.0 or later
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Select the Main
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Unsupported processor stepping with Intel® processors
For systems based on Intel® processors,
(revisions) of processors. System ROM
support code, that the system uses to initialize the processor and ensure proper operation of the platform.
New steppings of Intel® processors tend to be functionally equivalent to previous steppings. HP ProLiant
servers fully support mixing steppings when other par
number of cores, and processor wattage. To maintain support and uptime, HP provides up
ROM before shipping new stepping processors.
A new or replacement proce
system ROM does not support the new stepping pr
Unsupported Processor Detected
System will ONLY boot ROMPAQ
If this message is displayed, update the system ROM in one of the following ways:
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Updating system ROM without removing the processor (on page 84)
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Upd ating system ROM after removing the processor (on page 84)
irmware. The HP Smart Update Manager is initiated.
tart CD 6.x
tenance tab.
you must update the system ROM to support new steppings
for HP servers contains the Intel® microcode, also called processor
ssor may be a newer stepping. At boot, the server indicates if the current
agree to the terms of the license agreement, click Agree
ameters are identical: processor speed, cache size,
ocessor. The following message is displayed:
Utility.
dated system
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