SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP15347
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: Remote ROM Flash Utilities for Deskpro EN, Deskpro EN (SFF), and Deskpro EN 
       (SFF-v) Series (686P2/686P3 ROM)
VERSION: 2.04 Rev A
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Deskpro EN Series: P1.0GHz,P733 (na),P667 (na),C566 (na),P933,
         P866,P800,P733,P667,C600
     Deskpro EN Series SFF: P1.0GHz (SFF-v),P1.0GHz (SFF),P733 
         (SFF-na),P667 (SFF-na),C566 (SFF-na),P933 (SFF-v),P933 (SFF),P866 
         (SFF),P800 (SFF),P733 (SFF),P667 (SFF),C600 (SFF),P866 (SFF-v),P800 
         (SFF-v),P733 (SFF-v),P667 (SFF-v)

OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: A PXE-capable computer connected to a remote configuration and program 
loading tool for use on networks.  (Examples:  Altiris eXpress, LANDesk Configuration 
Manager (LCM))

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: N/A

DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a set of utility files that can be used with a remote 
configuration tool such as Altiris eXpress to update or restore the System ROM 
in the Compaq Deskpro EN, Deskpro EN (SFF), and Deskpro EN (SFF-v) Series with 
a 686P2/686P3 Family ROM.  It also includes the ROM Image.

The standard ROMPaq will not work for updating a PC remotely over a network.

The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running the Setup Utility by 
pressing F10 on the target computer during system power on of the computer, and 
viewing File/System Information.  This information can be saved into a text 
file by selecting File/Save to Diskette.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Made a change to the configuration of audio devices so that if an add-in PCI 
   audio card is detected, the BIOS will disable and hide the integrated audio 
   device so that it does not conflict with the add-in card.
 - Adds support for the Deskpro EN Entry model (without integrated audio).
 - Updated the NIC PXE ROM to v3.0.05.
 - Corrected a condition where, on rare occasions, the system would not boot to a 
   diskette in certain diskette drives.
 - Corrected a condition where entering and waking from Suspend-to-RAM (S3) 
   rapidly could cause a system hang.
 - Corrected a condition where the user cannot access the F10 BIOS setup or boot 
   from removable media on the next normal restart in certain environments with 
   heavy network traffic.
 - Corrected a condition with two disk drive translation modes available in F10 
   setup:  "none" and "LBA-assisted".
 - Corrected a condition where bad sectors/clusters were being falsely reported by 
   Win9x Format (FAT32) on drives > 8.4 GB.
 - Corrected a condition where LS-120 drives were not seen when the legacy 
   diskette controller had been disabled in F10-Setup.
 - Corrected a condition that was causing remote ROM flash to lockup.
 - Corrected a condition with the Mitsumi FX322M CD-ROM drive that was causing the 
   Windows 2000 Bootable CD installation to hang the system.
 - Corrected a condition that would not allow formatting 1.44MB media in an LS-120 
   drive in Windows 95/98 and DOS. 
 - Corrects a condition where switching between primary and secondary VGA may 
   cause resource conflicts.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.  The file downloaded is 
a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2.  Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.  Entering 
"Y" confirms the unpacking of several files.

3.  After the files have been created, you may delete the self-extracting file 
downloaded in step 1.

4.  Refer to the files README.TXT and REPSET.TXT for further information about the 
utility programs.

Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.