SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP4115
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  686V.CAB
TITLE:  ROM Image for Deskpro 4000 and 6000 Remote ROM Flash (686v ROM)
VERSION:  686v_090297
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Deskpro 4000 and 6000 models in the 686v ROM Family
             NOTE:  Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Sept 22, 1997

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  Remote Management Setup

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a cabinet file that contains a binary image
for the 09/02/97 version System ROM in the above-mentioned Deskpro 
4000 and 6000 models (686v ROM Family).  The ROM Family and ROM date 
can be determined by running F10 Setup.
This is the initial release.

Fixes in this version:

-Puts fixed disk drive in enhanced DMA mode 2 by default.
-Fixes Plug and Play device programming when no ESS 1869 Audio card is
 present in the system.
-Changed power management to always leave the cooling fan on.
-Fixes a problem where the machine would hang on a remote wakeup 
 on systems with 233 MHz or faster 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. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
This creates the file 686V.CAB.

3. After the file has been created, you may delete the  
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. Refer to the Remote Management Setup documentation for instructions 
on creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the ROM on target PCs on 
the network.

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