SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18127
PART NUMBER: 195297-002
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: ROMPaq for Professional Workstation SP700 System ROM (686W6)
VERSION: 99.07.13 
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Professional Workstation SP700: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: 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: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 21, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP15351

DESCRIPTION: This Softpaq creates the ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for the 
Compaq Professional Workstation SP700, which allows a user to upgrade the System ROM.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Prevents erroneous POST 213 memory configuration errors.

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 the 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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