Bios And Firmwares - HP ® xw9400 Setup Manual

XLR-3 cables shipped with your system. Using any other cables may cause humming in the
system.
Receiving Your Shipment
When you receive your shipment, check all the boxes for dents or other markings that may
indicate damage during transport. If you suspect a component is damaged, carefully inspect it
before setting up the system. If you receive a damaged component, call Customer Support.
Use the enclosed packing checklist to ensure that you received all of the parts.

BIOS and Firmwares

In most cases, hardware integration and application installation are done on delivery by an
authorized technician, so you should not have to verify or upgrade the BIOS or the different
firmwares. But, if you are upgrading your Effects or Editing application yourself, you must
follow the next procedures.
System BIOS
System configuration is done prior to delivery by an authorized technician. The procedures in
this section may not be necessary, and are provided here for informational purposes only.
Verifying Your System BIOS
The system BIOS on your workstation must correspond to the certified version required by
your Effects or Editing application version. If the BIOS version on your system does not
correspond to the table below, you must update to the certified version.
Effect or Editing Product Version
2008
Updating Your System BIOS
The BIOS version installed on your system appears on the screen while booting the
workstation. The following procedure describes how to update a Linux workstation to the
certified BIOS version required by your Autodesk Effects or Editing application.
To update the BIOS on your workstation:
1. Load the DKU CD in the CD-ROM drive on the workstation.
Open a terminal.
2.
Type:
3.
cd /mnt/cdrom/Utils/BIOS
Certified BIOS Version
1.05

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