SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP6225
PART NUMBER: 275718-404
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq ProLiant
        6000(E20), 6000(P40), 6000(P43), 6500, 7000(E40), 7000(P40)
        7000(P43) Servers.
VERSION:    4.05A
LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
           ProLiant 6000/7000 Server (P40)
           ProLiant 6000/7000 Server (P43)
           ProLiant 6000 Server (E20)
           ProLiant 6500 Server (E25)
           ProLiant 7000 Server (E40)


OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSION:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:   May 12, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP9918

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest maintenance releases of ProLiant 6000(E20),
ProLiant 6500, ProLiant 6000/7000(P40), ProLiant 6000/7000(P43),
and ProLiant 7000(E40) Server products.



Features Added -

ProLiant 6000 ROM E20 (04/30/99)
        ==================================


                Updated LCD Firmware.


        ProLiant 6500 ROM E25 (04/30/99)
        ==================================


                Updated LCD Firmware.



        ProLiant 7000 ROM E40 (04/30/99)
        ==================================


                Updated LCD Firmware.



        ProLiant 6000/7000 ROM P40 (05/03/99)
        =======================================


                Added Pentium III Xeon C0 step support.

                Added support to allow more PCI SCSI controllers
                to be added to the system.



        ProLiant 6000/7000 ROM P43 (05/03/99)
        =======================================


                Added Pentium III Xeon C0 step support.

                Added support to allow more PCI SCSI controllers
                to be added to the system.



 Problems Fixed -

        ProLiant 6000 ROM E20 (04/30/99)
        ==================================


                Fixed a floppy issue that prevented the user from
                upgrading drivers via the floppy while booting
                a Windows 2000 CD.



        ProLiant 6500 ROM E25 (04/30/99)
        ==================================


                Fixed a floppy issue that prevented the user from
                upgrading drivers via the floppy while booting
                a Windows 2000 CD.


        ProLiant 7000 ROM E40 (04/30/99)
        ==================================


                Fixed a floppy issue that prevented the user from
                upgrading drivers via the floppy while booting
                a Windows 2000 CD.


        ProLiant 6000/7000 ROM P40 (05/03/99)
        =======================================


                Fixed a floppy issue that prevented the user from
                upgrading drivers via the floppy while booting
                a Windows 2000 CD.


        ProLiant 6000/7000 ROM P43 (05/03/99)
        =======================================

                Fixed a floppy issue that prevented the user from
                upgrading drivers via the floppy while booting
                a Windows 2000 CD.



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 SP6225.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP6225 [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
SP6225.EXE if you wish.

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

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