SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP12860
PART NUMBER:  168210-004
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  ROMPaq for Professional Workstations SP750 and AP550 (686J4 ROM)
VERSION:  686J4_v2.08 
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstations SP750 and AP550 with 
                    a 686J4 Family ROM
             NOTE:  Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  March 03, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP12854 (model SP750) & SP11896 (model SP550)

DESCRIPTION:  This creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to restore or 
upgrade the System ROM in the Professional Workstations SP750 and AP550 with a 686J4 
Family ROM.  

The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. 

A unique feature of the ROM is one that allows the user to select the language used in
F10 Setup.  The user may choose between Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, 
Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swedish.  Please note however, that 
the user sees the chosen language only in F10 Setup, not in the operating system.

 
Enhancements/Fixes: 

- Corrects a condition that was not allowing audio to resume playing when coming out of 
  Standby in Windows 2000.
- Corrects a condition that was not allowing PS/2 keyboards and mice to co-exist with USB 
  keyboards and mice in Windows 2000.
- Added support for newer DIMM and RIMM memory modules.
- Added support for Intel Pentium III processor stepping change from A2 to B0.
- Previous versions of this ROM image required two seperate SoftPaq's for the above two
  models.  This SoftPaq release now encompases both models into one SoftPaq ROM image.

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 an executable with 
a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  

4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the  
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

5. Keeping the newly created diskette in the A: drive, cycle 
system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to select the v2.08
Compaq System ROM and flash the firmware.

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