SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10959
PART NUMBER:  101800-006
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for the Compaq ProLiant
                 1850R(P07), 800(P14), 3000(P09), and 5500(P12) Servers
VERSION:  4.05A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: ProLiant 1850R Server (P07)
                   ProLiant 800 Server (P14)
                   ProLiant 5500 Server (P12)
                   ProLiant 3000 Server (P09)

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:  SP10067

DESCRIPTION:  This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest maintenance releases of ProLiant 1850R(P07),
ProLiant 800(P14), ProLiant 3000(P09), and  ProLiant 5500(P12)
Server products.



New features -


        ROM P07  ProLiant 1850R (06/28/1999)
        ====================================

        Support latest Intel processor steppings and speeds.

        Further enhancements to OS2 support to meet certification
        requirements.


        ROM P09  ProLiant 3000 (06/28/1999)
        ===================================

        Support latest Intel processor steppings and speeds.

        Further enhancements to OS2 support to meet certification
        requirements.


        ROM P12  ProLiant 5500 (06/28/1999)
        ===================================

        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.

        Support latest Intel processor steppings and speeds.


        ROM P14  ProLiant 800 (06/28/1999)
        ===================================

        Support latest Intel processor steppings and speeds.

        Further enhancements to OS2 support to meet certification
        requirements.




Problems fixed -


        ROM P12  ProLiant 5500 (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 SP10959.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP10959 [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
SP10959.EXE if you wish.

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

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