SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18122
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: 686P3.CAB
TITLE: ROM Image for Deskpro EN (SFF-v) Series (686P3 ROM) Remote ROM Flash
VERSION: 3.06
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Commercial Desktops

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

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 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
                  ROMPaqs and System Software

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP17286

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates files that contain a binary image for the System ROM for 
the Compaq Deskpro EN(SFF-v) Series with a 686P3 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, ROM date, and processor information 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:
 - Adds support for 0.13um PIII 1.13- and 1.2-GHz processors (microcode patch and 
   thermal support).
 - Adds legacy support for USB mouse.
 - Updates Video Bios (version 2387).
 - Adds code to prevent ROMPAQ from downgrading the ROM below 2.11 on new System 
   boards designed to support the 0.13um PIII processors.
 - Makes cosmetic changes and language translations to F-10 Setup.
 - Improves upper memory resource allocation to free up as much memory as possible.
 - Enhances the ACPI subsystem to be more robust.
 - Enables PME on all PME capable NICs at shutdown so that WOL Token Ring NICs can 
   wake the system.
 - Modifies ROM flash algorithm to be more robust.
 - Corrects CAS Latency 2 memory support.

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 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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