SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP7486
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Professional Workstation AP200 System ROMPaq w/language support
VERSION:  686W7_060398 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation AP200

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 7, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a ROMPaq diskette that allows a user to restore the 
System ROM in a Compaq Professional Workstation AP200 to the 06/03/98 version.  
Also, includes language support to flash foreign language strings into the 
system ROM.

This is the same ROM version originally included in the Professional 
Workstation AP200.  It is not an upgrade.  It is offered here as a convenience
for any customer who may need to restore the System ROM for any reason.
	
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 flash the System ROM or update the
language strings for F10 setup.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER 
DURING THE SYSTEM ROM FLASH PROCESS!!!!

          SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS IF THE SYSTEM ROM IS CORRUPTED

If the System ROM is corrupted, no video can be displayed on the monitor.
In that case, you can follow the special steps below:

1) Power down the computer to be flashed.  

2) Insert the ROMPaq diskette into the floppy drive and power up 
   the computer.  If the system ROM is corrupt the computer will beep and
   no video will be seen. 

3) If the flash diskette is bad or no diskette is installed, the NUM LOCK 
   keyboard LED will turn ON.  The CAPS LOCK and SCROLL LOCK keyboard LEDs 
   will be OFF.

4) If the computer has a setup password set, the CAPS LOCK keyboard LED will 
   be ON.  The NUM LOCK and SCROLL LOCK keyboard LEDs will be OFF.  Please 
   enter your setup password at this time.

5) The ROMPaq diskette will boot and begin the flash process.  Do not 
   turn off the computer until the flash is completed.

6) If the flash is SUCCESSFUL, the NUM LOCK, CAPS LOCK, and SCROLL LOCK 
   keyboard LEDs will be turned ON.  Also, the computer will play a series of 
   rising tones at the end of a good flash.  Remove the ROMPaq diskette
   and cycle power.

   If the flash FAILS, the SCROLL LOCK LED will be ON and the CAPS LOCK and 
   NUM LOCK LEDS will be OFF.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER 
DURING THE SYSTEM ROM FLASH PROCESS!!!!

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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