Appendix B: Resolved Issues - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Supported Configurations

Appendix B: resolved issues

This section lists issues with existing Windows Server 2003 installations that are resolved by
understanding support limitations or by performing ROM, firmware, and PSP upgrades.
Table 12. Resolved issues
Issue 1 SYSTEM ROM UPGRADE REQUIRED on ProLiant servers with Intel® Xeon™,
Xeon DP, or Xeon MP processors to correct timing marginality in the
Instruction Decoder.
Description
Solution
Issue 2 The Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in Windows Server 2003
causes the HP Insight Management Agents and the HP ProLiant Rack
Infrastructure Service to stop running.
Description
Solution
Intel Corp. has identified a timing marginality in a small
percentage of Intel Xeon, Intel Xeon DP and Intel Xeon MP
Processors that can cause erratic system behavior after
prolonged usage. Based on Erratum P72 in the Intel Xeon
Processor Specification Update and Erratum O69 in the
Intel Xeon MP Processor Specification Update dated July
2004, the timing marginality in the instruction decoder
unit may cause unpredictable application or system
behavior.
HP strongly recommends downloading and applying the
System ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (dated September
2004 or later) to upgrade the ProLiant System ROM to the
appropriate date.
If the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature is enabled
in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, it causes the HP
Insight Management Agents for Windows Server 2003
and the HP ProLiant Rack Infrastructure Interface Service
for Windows Server 2003 (this only affects ProLiant
Server Blades) to stop running.
This issue was resolved in an earlier PSP. Install PSP
7.70A (or later) to get the fix.
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