SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18124
PART NUMBER: 200561-402
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro EX and EXS Series (686P0  ROM)
VERSION: 2.04
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Deskpro EX: C850,P1.0GHz,P933,P866,P800,P733,P667,C667,C633,C700,
         C600,C566
     Deskpro EXS: P1.0GHz,P933,P866,P800,P733,C700,P667,C667,C633,C600,
         C566

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: Core Chipset

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 29, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP17288

DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to 
upgrade or restore the System ROM in the Deskpro Series models listed above with 
a 686P0 Family ROM. 

The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. 

A unique feature of the ROM is one that allows the user to select the language 
used in F10 Setup. The user may choose between Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, 
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swedish. 
Please note however, that the user sees the chosen language only in F10 Setup, 
not in the operating system.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Adds support for 0.13um PIII 1.13- and 1.2-GHz processors (microcode patch and 
   thermal support).
 - Legacy support for USB mouse.
 - Updates Video Bios to Version 2387.
 - Prevents ROMPAQ from downgrading the ROM below 1.16 on new System 
   boards designed to support the 0.13 um 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.  Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette and place it in your A: drive.

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 to build the ROMPaq diskette.

4.  After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded 
in step 2.

5.   Place the newly created diskette in the A: drive of the computer to be 
upgraded or restored and cycle system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette.


6.  Follow the on-screen instructions to select the 2.04 version Compaq System ROM 
and flash the firmware.

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


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