SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP15352
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:    N/A
TITLE:  Professional Workstation SP700 Flash Recovery ROMPaq
VERSION:  686W6_071299 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

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

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 6, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP13754

DESCRIPTION:  Creates the Flash Recovery ROMPaq Firmware Diskette for the 
Compaq Professional Workstation SP700.  The flash recovery diskette 
is used when the System ROM is corrupt and a normal ROMPaq diskette will 
not work because no video is available.  The flash recovery ROMPaq 
overcomes this situation by using a combination of system beeps and 
system LEDs to communicate with the user.  The diskette contains an image 
of the 07-12-99 SP700 System ROM. 

Enhancements/Fixes:
   
- Corrects a condition that was causing the system to only show 32
  MB of RAM during POST.  This occured if the user entered CTRL-C or 
  CTRL-A to access the setup program for Adaptec or Symbios SCSI 
  controllers and then warm booted their systems.


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 a 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 upgrade the System ROM.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING 
THE UPGRADE PROCESS!!!!

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