SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP12873
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  686W6.CAB
TITLE:  Professional Workstation SP700 ROM Image for Remote ROM Flash 
VERSION:  686W6_071199 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation SP700
		    
OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 1, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.x

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

SUPERSEDES:  SP11514

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a cabinet file that contains a binary image for the 
07/11/99 System ROM in the Professional Workstation SP700.  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:
	
- Corrects a condition that was causing the system to lock up when using Compaq Array
  SCSI Controllers and Microsoft Windows 2000.
- Corrects a condition that would not allow the installation of Microsoft Windows 2000
  in ACPI mode if a Powerstorm 300 AGP video card was in the system. 


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 686W6.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
documentation for instructions on creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the ROM
on target Workstations on the network.

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