SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18141
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: 686P8.CAB
TITLE: ROM Image for Evo Workstation W6000 (686P8 ROM) Remote ROM Flash
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: Compaq System Software Manager (SSM) or Remote Management Setup

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP17298

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates files that contain a binary image for the System ROM for 
the Compaq Evo Workstation W6000 models with a 686P8 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 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 to 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 more options 
   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.  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 System 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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