SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18140
PART NUMBER: 235644-005
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: ROMPaq for Evo Workstation W6000 (686P8 ROM)
VERSION: 1.08 Rev A
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Evo Workstation W6000: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP17297

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally 
restore or upgrade the System ROM in the Compaq Evo Workstation W6000 models 
with a 686P8 Family ROM.  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:
 - Launches embedded NIC option ROM and enables it to shrink to occupy less DCH 
   space.
 - Improves error message display if a second processor has problems during POST.
 - Removes microcode support for B0 and B1 step Foster CPUs.  Adds support for C0 
   and D0 step.
 - Turns off SCSI LED when the SCSI controller is hidden or disabled through F10 
   Setup.
 - Enhances acoustics by lowering fan voltage.
 - Enhances thermal support for upcoming 2.0GHz and future Intel Xeon processor 
   speed increases.
 - Improves POST messages by adding a warning message in the case where more 
   option ROMs are attempting to load than possible.
 - Improves multi-processor initialization to allow more configuration time for 
   the non-BootStrap processor.
 - When transitioning to ACPI mode, turns off system IDE hard drive timeout and 
   allows ACPI-capable operating systems to handle the IDE hard drive time out.
 - Adds support for new thermal alert chip in Pentium 4 products.
 - Corrects an issue in the El Torito (bootable CD) hard drive emulation support 
   that caused storage data errors when attempting to boot from a hard drive 
   emulating a CD that specified more than one sector in its Section Entry data 
   structure (e.g. Intelligent Disaster Recovery CD).
 - Corrects PCI configuration for Cardbus bridges.
 - Corrects issue with remote power off for NT 4.0 with multi-processors.

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 v1.08 Compaq System ROM and 
flash the firmware.

7.  To create additional ROMPaq diskettes, run the QRST5 application.

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


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