SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP17282
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: 686P5.CAB
TITLE: ROM Image for Deskpro Workstation 300 and Deskpro EXS models (686P5 ROM) Remote 
       ROM Flash
VERSION: 1.10 Rev  
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Workstations, Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Deskpro EXS: P1.5GHz/850,P1.4GHz/850
     Deskpro Workstation 300: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
                  Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95
                  Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
                  Microsoft Windows 3.1
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
                  Microsoft MS-DOS
                  
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: Compaq System Software Manager (SSM) or Remote Management Setup

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 01, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP16061

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates files that contain a binary image for the System ROM for 
the Compaq Deskpro Workstation 300 and Deskpro EXS models with a 686P5 Family 
ROM.  

This SoftPaq is used to flash the System ROM on target PCs on a network, and it 
requires System Software Manager (SSM) or Remote Management Setup.

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:
- Revised Legacy power management.
- Report PCI busses as powered down during S3.
- Enhanced configuration of PCI devices.
- Added support for future RAMBUS technology.
- Enhanced temperature guidelines.
- Reconfigured the AGP Aperture to enhance performance in systems with 2 GB of 
  memory.
- New Intel microcode patch for Pentium4, stepping C1.
- Corrected a very infrequent erroneous blue screen from Windows 2000 that says 
  the BIOS is not ACPI compliant.
- Corrected an ATAPI issue that caused a lockup or reboot during Windows 98 or 
  Windows Millennium installation when the user clicks "Cancel" when prompted 
  to create a startup diskette.
- Corrected an F10 Setup hang when AGP cards with more than one device are 
  installed.

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.  Refer to the remote utility documentation for instructions on creating a 
Remote ROM Flash job to flash the System ROM on target PCs on the network.

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

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