Tuesday 26 November 2013

HP Micro Server N54L with Server 2012R2

Long wait is over, reclaim your pcie x1 slot back.

new bios firmware for N54L can be found here

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?sp4ts.oid=5336618&spf_p.tpst=swdMain&spf_p.prp_swdMain=wsrp-navigationalState%3Didx%253D%257CswItem%253DMTX_57720d956df94dfcbaa0e28256%257CswEnvOID%253D4168%257CitemLocale%253D%257CswLang%253D%257Cmode%253D%257Caction%253DdriverDocument&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

or search for SP64420.exe

once Bios is updated, windows 2012R2 will load/install as normal, instead of being stuck on 84% or hang.

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Important Notes:
This SoftPaq version will execute the "kbd" utility to upgrade the system bios due to a bootblock change.Firmware Dependencies:
NoneProblems Fixed:
Addressed an issue where Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 may stop responding while booting the operating system."