SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10854
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  686W5.CAB
TITLE:  Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 ROM Image for Remote ROM Flash 
VERSION:  686W5_070299 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 and
		        Compaq Professional Workstation AP500

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 27, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.x

PREREQUISITE:  Remote Management Setup or System Software Manager (SSM)

SUPERSEDES:  SP10840

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a cabinet file that contains a binary image for the 
07/02/99 System ROM in the Professional Workstation AP400 or AP500.  The CAB 
file is used by Remote Management Setup or System Software Manager (SSM) to 
flash the System ROM on target Workstations on a network.

Enhancements/Fixes: 

- Features new microcode patches for the Pentium III processors.
- Corrects a condition that was causing the system to hang at POST 
  if an MKE DVD drive was installed.
- Adds support for System Software Manager (SSM)


HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded 
is a self-extracting executable.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.  The name
of the extracted file is 686W5.CAB.

3. After the CAB file has been created, you may delete the self-extracting file 
downloaded in step 1.

4. Refer to the Remote Management Setup documentation or System Software Manager (SSM)
documentation for instructions on creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the ROM on
target Workstations on the network.

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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