SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP13737
PART NUMBER:  380929-004 
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  ROMPaq for Compaq Prosignia Desktop 310 Series (686T8 ROM)
VERSION:  686T8_081899 
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Prosignia Desktop 310 Series model 6300A, 6333, 6366C,
                    and 6400C with a 686T8 Family ROM
             NOTE:  Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:   June 5, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP11521

DESCRIPTION:  This creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to 
restore or upgrade the System ROM to the 08/18/99 version in Compaq Prosignia 
Desktop 310 Series models mentioned above, when they have a 686T8 Family ROM.  
The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup.  

This ROM version is compatible for use with Windows 2000.

Enhancements/Fixes:

- Features a copy of the Matrox G100 video option ROM in the system BIOS which will load if an 
  add-in Matrox G100 card has a failing EEPROM.
- Corrects an issue specific to the 08/05/99 release for certain combinations of add-in 
  cards.  The specific issue pertained to an Intel 82559 NIC and a Diamond V770 AGP video 
  card that was causing the system to not display video output.
- Corrects an issue with the 08/05/99 BIOS when using some older ISA add-in cards.  The 
  specific issue was a resource conflict with an ISA IBM 16/4 Token Ring card.
- Corrects a condition with drive geometry that prevented older versions of SCO 
  Unix(e.g. v3.2) from installing.
- Corrects an issue when using PCI expansion bays with a high number (fifteen or more) 
  of PCI cards inserted.
- Populated the "Processor Version" field in SMBIOS.  This change was made to support the 
  IBM Netfinity software.
- Adds a new F10 Setup option, "AGP Aperture Size", under Advanced->Device Options that allows 
  users to modify the AGP aperture size window from the default of 64MB.
- Corrects a field issue specific to the 08/05/99 release where rare combinations of option 
  ROMs may hang the system.


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.  You will be prompted to 
insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.

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 08/18/99 
Compaq System ROM or the Language Module option and upgrade the firmware.

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