SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18144
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: 686P5.CAB
TITLE: ROM Image for Deskpro Workstation 300, Deskpro EX, and Deskpro EXS  
       (686P5 ROM) Remote ROM Flash
VERSION: 1.14 Rev A
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: 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: SP18131

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates files that contain a binary image for the System ROM for 
the Compaq Deskpro Workstation 300 and Deskpro EXS models with a 686P5 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:
 - Adds Pentium4 D0 microcode patch.
 - Corrects an IDE timeout conflict when changing from legacy to ACPI and vice 
   versa while running Windows 2000.

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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