SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP3259
PART NUMBER:     275661-005
FILE NAME:       N/A
TITLE:           Options ROMPaq
VERSION:         2.37 Rev A
LANGUAGE:        English

CATEGORY:        ROMPaqs

EFFECTIVE DATE:  16 May 1997

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
Systems Updated:
o ProSignia, ProSignia VS, ProSignia 200/300/500
o Proliant 800/850/1000/1500/2000/4000/4500/5000/6000,
  Rack-Mountable Proliant Servers o Systempro, Systempro/e,
  Systempro/LT, Systempro/XL

Options Affected:
o Compaq SMART Controller
o Compaq SMART-2 Controllers
o Compaq SCSI Drives on the SMART Controller
o Compaq SCSI Drives on the Fast-SCSI-2 (C710) Controller
o Compaq DAT Drives on the Fast-SCSI-2 (C710) Controller

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

SUPERSEDES:  SP2906

DESCRIPTION:  The Options ROMPaq diskettes allow a user to
upgrade the ROM Firmware images for Compaq System product Options.  
TheOptions ROMPaq consists of 3 diskettes:
Disk 1 - Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for the Compaq 
         SMART SCSI Array Controllers and Compaq Hard Drives
Disk 2 - Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Additional 
         Compaq Hard Drives
Disk 3 - Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Additional 
         Compaq Hard Drives

Enhancements/Fixes:
- Added firmware image 1.80 for SMART-2 Controller
- Removed firmware image 1.62 for SMART-2 Contoller

NOTE:   Firmware below preceded by an "*" is not included in the 
        .INF files due to space limitations in the systems partition.

CONTROLLER FIRMWARE
===================
 SMART Controller    version 2.26
 SMART-2 Controller  version 1.80

HARD DRIVES
===========
  version 3C31 - model 0662S12 [1GB] SCSI drives.
* version 75909364 - models ST3400A [340MB] and ST3600A [510 MB] 
                     IDE drives.
  version 442C  - model DSP3053LS [535 MB] SCSI drives.
  version 3223 - model ST12550A [2GB] SCSI drives.
  Note:  Version 3223 firmware enables read-lookahead
         on model ST12550N drives.
  version 6416 - model ST32550W [2GB] wide SCSI drives.
  version 6216 - model ST15150W [4GB] wide SCSI drives.
* version 15E6 - model 2105 [550MB] and 2112 [1GB] SCSI drives.
  version 5193 - model C2490A [2GB] SCSI drives.
* version 4141 - models DFHSS2W, DFHSS2F,DFHSS4W, DFHSS4F drives.
  version 6527 - model M1606S [1GB] SCSI drives.
* version 0BX4 - model C2244 [550MB] and C2247 [1GB] SCSI drives.
* version 6317 - model ST32550N [2GB] SCSI drives.
* version 5217 - model ST15150N [4GB] SCSI drives.
* version L915 - model XP34300W [4GB] & XP32150W [2GB] SCSI drives.

TAPE DRIVES
===========
version 1214 - 2/8GB TurboDAT
version 4C08 - 2/8 & 4/16GB TurboDAT
version 5.98 - 4/16GB TurboDAT
version 4C04 - AutoLoader
version 5.94 - AutoLoader

NOTE:   Multiple firmware versions exist for these products. This
        ROMpaq utility will identify and upgrade the correct 
        firmware to the specific OEM tape hardware product.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq a directory on your hard drive and change to
   that directory.  The file downloaded to your hard drive is SP3259.EXE.

2. Obtain three (3) formatted 1.44MB diskettes and place one
   of them in your diskette drive.

3. Execute the SoftPaq file:  SP3259 [ENTER]
   You will be prompted to insert the formatted diskettes to create the
   three Options ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskettes:
   DISK #1 -- Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for the Compaq 
              SMART SCSI Array Controllers and Compaq Hard Drives
   DISK #2 -- Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Additional 
              Compaq Hard Drives
   DISK #3 -- Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Additional 
              Compaq Hard Drives

4. After the diskettes are created, you may delete the downloaded file
   SP3259.EXE if you wish.

5. The Options ROMPaq diskettes are self booting diskettes. Place
   each ROMPaq diskette into your drive A: diskette drive and power 
   cycle your system to begin updating the appropriate components.

Copyright 1997, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered 
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