SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10958
PART NUMBER:  277111-006
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq ProLiant
         800(P18), 1600(P08), 2500(E50), 6400R, and 6500(P11) Servers.
VERSION:  4.05A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  ProLiant 2500 Server (E50)
                    ProLiant 1600 Server (P08)
                    ProLiant 6400R/6500 Server (P11)
                    ProLiant 800 Server (P18)

OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSION:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 28,1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP10066

DESCRIPTION:  This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest maintenance releases of ProLiant 2500 Server (E50)
ProLiant 1600 Server (P08),	ProLiant 6400R/6500 Server (P11),
ProLiant 800 Server (P18) Server products.



New features - 



        ROM P08  ProLiant 1600 (06/28/1999)
        =========================================

        Add support for latest Intel processor stepping

        Made further enhancements to OS2 support to meet certification
        requirements.


        ROM P11  ProLiant 6500/6400R (06/29/1999)
        =========================================

        Add support for latest Intel processor stepping

        Made further enhancements to OS2 support to meet certification
        requirements.

		Add support for shrinking option ROMs to allow more cards with 
		option ROMs to be installed, specifically to allow many Adaptec 
		controllers in one box.



        ROM P18  ProLiant 800 (06/28/1999)
        =========================================

        Add support for latest Intel processor stepping

        Made further enhancements to OS2 support to meet certification
        requirements.




Problems fixed -


        ROM E50  ProLiant 2500 (06/28/1999)
        =========================================

        In extremely rare circumstances, a small subset of events
        logged to the event log on the first POST of the next
        millenium may have the incorrect date. This only occurs if
        no external software updates the century byte prior to the
        first POST. Even if no external software updates the century
        byte, the first POST of the new millenium will properly
        update the century byte. The problem only occurs for a 
        small number of possible events (which only occur if there is
        some issue with the server) during early POST prior to the
        BIOS updating the century byte.



        ROM P11  ProLiant 6500/6400R (06/29/1999)
        =========================================

        In extremely rare circumstances, a small subset of events
        logged to the event log on the first POST of the next
        millenium may have the incorrect date. This only occurs if
        no external software updates the century byte prior to the
        first POST. Even if no external software updates the century
        byte, the first POST of the new millenium will properly
        update the century byte. The problem only occurs for a 
        small number of possible events (which only occur if there is
        some issue with the server) during early POST prior to the
        BIOS updating the century byte.


        Fixed rare occurrence of temperature failures caused by bug in 
        health driver.

        Change temperature sensor default configuration to support
        different chassis configurations.



        ROM P18  ProLiant 800 (06/28/1999)
        =========================================

        In extremely rare circumstances, a small subset of events
        logged to the event log on the first POST of the next
        millenium may have the incorrect date. This only occurs if
        no external software updates the century byte prior to the
        first POST. Even if no external software updates the century
        byte, the first POST of the new millenium will properly
        update the century byte. The problem only occurs for a 
        small number of possible events (which only occur if there is
        some issue with the server) during early POST prior to the
        BIOS updating the century byte.






HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44 MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.
The file that is downloaded is SP10958.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP10958 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to
create diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file
SP10958.EXE if you wish.

5.  Refer to README.TXT on the diskette for instructions on installing and using the
software.

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