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10-28-2013 01:46 PM
10-28-2013 01:46 PM
Meaning of e.g. (B), (C), etc. versions of BIOS/Firmware
A question from Dennis:
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From HP Business Support Center I was trying to download the latest online Linux BIOS for the BL460c Gen8 (2013.09.08 (B), (13 Aug 2013) – CP021320.scexe), but there seems to be a problem with the link to the download file :
Later on I checked HP Support Center and from there I found BIOS version 2013.09.08 (C), (29 Aug 2013), CP021603.scexe (the (B) version was not even mentioned in the Revision History TAB …)
I understood either of them can be used (i.e. actually same BIOS/FW version).
è Can someone explain to me the meaning of the (B), (C), etc. additions ? …. And is this documented somewhere ?
Many thanks in advance.
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Reply from Hiro:
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Firmware itself is same. It means just only tools internally using to update firmware is modefied.
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Input from Dan:
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Just means a minor revision or enhancement.
As Hiro pointed out, in the case of the BIOS Firmware it was a deployment tool that was fixed, not the firmware file.
In the case of the SPP, there were a handful of minor fixed and changes to the whole SPP bundle, but not enough to warrant giving it a new name. The intent was to fix issues in that SPP and so a (B) revision was added.
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