SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP7683
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 System ROMPaq
VERSION:  686W5_070198 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation AP400,
                           Professional Workstation AP500

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 10, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates the ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette, which allows a user to 
upgrade the System ROM in a Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 or AP500 to 
the 07/01/98 version.  

Enhancements/Fixes:
- Includes support for the Pentium II 450-MHz processor.

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 upgrade the System ROM.

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

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.