To ensure the integrity of your download, HP recommends verifying 
your results with this MD5 Checksum value:

2903f8beb8b7e1d44227e89902268b2c 	SP73031.exe

Reboot Requirement:

Reboot is required after installation for updates to take effect and 
hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:

1. Obtain a formatted USB Key media.

2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on a system running Microsoft 
Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, 
Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 
Server 2008, or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and change to that 
directory.

3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded SoftPaq 
file: Simply double click on the SPxxxxx.exe file and follow the 
installation wizard to complete the SoftPaq installation process. At 
the end of a successful installation of the SoftPaq a web page will 
automatically appear to provide you with the different methods for 
restoring and/or upgrading the firmware on the system.

4. After the USB Key is created, you may delete the downloaded file 
if you wish.

5. Insert this USB Key into the USB Key port of the system to be 
updated and power the system on to boot to the USB Key.

Problems Fixed:

While HP ProLiant servers using impacted Intel processors are not 
vulnerable to the specific attack announced publicly at the Blackhat 
USA 2015 security conference, this BIOS update includes updated 
microcodes from Intel which prevent the possibility of exploiting the 
processor vulnerability that make the attack possible. This Intel 
processor vulnerability is NOT unique to HP ProLiant servers.