SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP8176
PART NUMBER: 277111-001

FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq ProLiant
         800(P18), 1600(P08), and 2500(E50) Servers.


VERSION:    4.00A
LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Systems\ROMPaqs

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
           ProLiant 800 Server (P18)
           ProLiant 1600 Server (P08)
           ProLiant 2500 Server (E50)


OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSION:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:   15 September 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest maintenance releases of ProLiant 800(P18),
ProLiant 1600(P08), and ProLiant 2500(E50)
Server products.



New features - 


        ROM P18  ProLiant 800 (08/17/1998)
        ===================================

		Enhanced CD Floppy Emulation Support.

		Support DIVA Server PRI PCI card.



        ROM P08  ProLiant 1600 (08/17/1998)
        ===================================

        Enhanced Configuration of Compaq SCSI Controllers

        Updated the IMD support.

        Updated the IRC support.

        Enhanced CD Floppy Emulation Support.

        Support DIVA Server PRI PCI card.

        Enhanced Video initialization during POST.




        ROM E50  ProLiant 2500 (08/17/1998)
        ===================================

		Enhanced Configuration of Compaq SCSI Controllers

		Updated the IMD support.

		Updated the IRC support.

		Allow for an additional 32k of PCI Option ROM Space.

		Enhanced CD Floppy Emulation Support.

		Enhanced Video initialization during POST.




Problems fixed -



        ROM P18  ProLiant 800 (08/17/1998)
        ===================================

		Fixed PCI to PCI bridge base memory allocation problems with 
		specific card configurations.	       



        ROM P08  ProLiant 1600 (08/17/1998)
        ===================================

		Fixed PCI to PCI bridge base memory allocation problems with 
		specific card configurations.	       





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 SP8176.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP8176 [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
SP8176.EXE if you wish.

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

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