SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP5113
PART NUMBER:  275718-003
FILE NAME:  N/A 
TITLE:  ROMPaq for ProLiant 6000, 6500, and 7000 
VERSION:  3.12 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Systems/ROMPaqs

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq ProLiant 6000
                   Compaq ProLiant 6500
                   Compaq ProLiant 7000 

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:   7  October 1997

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP4424

DESCRIPTION:  Creates the Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette 
for Compaq ProLiant 6000, 6500, And 7000 Servers.  This release provides 
updated system ROM images for all of these supported servers.

ProLiant 6000 - ROM E20 (09/25/1997)
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    Added support for multiport Compaq Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 
    Controllers.

    Fixed minor Integrated Management Display issues for navigation and display.

    Fixed minor warm boot issue following ASR resets.  

ProLiant 6500 - ROM E25 (09/25/1997)
====================================
    Added support for multiport Compaq Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 
    Controllers.

    Created a new "1617 - Fan Controller not responding" message during 
    POST for a bad fan controller.

    Fixed minor Integrated Management Display issues for navigation and display.
		
    Fixed LED display when a faulty adapter or a bad slot is detected.

    Fixed problem with system hanging when running in high resolution video
    modes during a warm boot with a PCI bus reset for Cirrus video cards.

    Fixed minor issue pertaining to logging events after an ASR	boot.

ProLiant 7000 - ROM E40 (09/25/1997)
====================================
    Added support for multiport Compaq Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 
    Controllers.

    Fixed minor Integrated Management Display issues for navigation and display.

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. Refer to the README file(s) on the diskette for specific upgrade 
instructions and additional help.

Copyright 1997, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights
reserved.

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