SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP4694
PART NUMBER:  270894-003
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  ROMPaq for Deskpro 2000 (686M ROM)
VERSION:  686M_111897
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Desktops/ROMPaqs 

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Deskpro 2000 models with a 686M Family ROM 
             NOTE:  Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 10, 1997

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP4667

DESCRIPTION:  This creates a ROMPaq firmware upgrade diskette to 
upgrade the System ROM to the 11/18/97 version in Deskpro 2000 models 
with a 686M Family ROM.  The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined 
by running F10 Setup.  

Enhancements/Fixes in this version:

 - Fixes a problem where the F10/F12 prompt was disappearing 	
   in less than one second on systems with two IDE Hard Drives. 
   Added an extra one second delay for this configuration and the 
   configuration with two drives on the primary and two drives on 
   the secondary controller. 

 - Fixes a problem where the system would not boot when a LanStreamer
   network card was present.

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 an executable with 
a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  You will be prompted to 
insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.

4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the  
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

5. Keeping the newly created diskette in the A: drive, cycle 
system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to select the 11/18/97 
Compaq System ROM and upgrade the firmware.

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