SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18130
PART NUMBER: 224068-401
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro Workstation 300, Deskpro EX and Deskpro EXS (686P5 ROM)
VERSION: 1.13 
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Workstations, Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Deskpro EX:   P1.7GHz, P1.5GHz, P1.4GHz, P1.3GHz
     Deskpro EXS:  P1.5GHz/850, P1.4GHz/850
     Deskpro Workstation 300:  All Models

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: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 21, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP17307

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally 
restore or upgrade the System ROM in the below models.  A backup of the current 
System ROM will be copied onto the ROMPaq diskette during the flash process.

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:
 - Changes memory interface timings to support newer memory modules to prevent 
   possible intermittent memory failures on existing systems.
 - Corrects an issue in the El Torito (bootable CD) hard drive emulation support 
   when the BIOS attempts to boot from a hard drive emulating CD that specifies 
   more than 1 sector in its Section Entry data structure (e.g. an Intelligent 
   Disaster Recovery CD).

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 v1.13 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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