SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP19000
PART NUMBER:  173974-007
FILE NAME:  SP19000.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq ProLiant ML570
        Servers.

VERSION:  4.05A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq ProLiant ML570 Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 26, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP16511

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of Compaq ProLiant
               ML570 servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant ML570 ROM P20 (04/05/2001)
        ============================================

                  Support latest revision of Intel Pentium III Xeon processor
                  (900 MHz).


Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant ML570 ROM P20 (04/05/2001)
        ============================================

                  Fix issue with not being able to set Compaq Environment
                  Variables whenever an Administrative Password is enabled.
                  This caused some Compaq drivers to not function properly
                  whenever an Administrative Password is set.

                  Prevent system from hanging when Type 2 Header PCI cards
                  are installed in the system.  Type 2 cards are not
                  supported in the PCI Specification, and we do not support
                  them (and they are incredibly rare). Instead of hanging,
                  the ROM will display an Unsupported PCI Card message.

                  Change ROM OS Selection Menu category from Unixware
                  to Linux/Unixware. The Linux selection is under this
                  category, and Linux is gained considerable popularity
                  such that we wanted to make sure users could easily
                  find their OS selection.



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 SP19000.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP19000 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to
create diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file
SP19000.EXE if you wish.

5.  Refer to README.TXT on the diskette for instructions on installing and using the
software.

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