SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8559
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  ROMPAQ.EXE
TITLE: Tape Options ROMPaq
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  
Systems Updated:
- ProSignia, ProSignia VS, ProSignia 200/300/500
- Proliant 800/850/1000/1500/1600/2000/2500/3000/4000/4500/5000/
           5500/6000/6500/7000,
  Rack-Mountable Proliant Servers or Systempro, Systempro/e,
  Systempro/LT, Systempro/XL

Options Affected:
- Compaq 12/24-GB DAT drive


* NOTE: This Tape Option RomPaq contains firmware for the Compaq 12/24-GB DAT drive. To obtain the latestest firmware for other Compaq tape devices, download the latest Option ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade utility from Compaq's Website, SoftPaq SP8050.


OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  APRIL 21, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  

DESCRIPTION:  The Tape Options ROMPaq diskette allows a user to
              upgrade the ROM Firmware images on Compaq tape 
              product Options. The Tape Options ROMPaq consists of one 
              (1) diskette:

Disk 1 - Tape Options ROMpaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq tape products

Enhancements/Fixes:

Firmware L708/4.22 for the Compaq 12/24-GB DAT drive corrects the following condition:

A loss of SCSI bus synchronization parameters could occur if 
a "forced eject" is performed on the DAT drive.  

A forced eject can occur when the tape drive is busy and any of the 
following events occur:

- The Eject button is pressed and then within 5 minutes is pressed 
  momentarily two more times.

- The Eject button is pressed momentarily three times in a 5-minute 
  period.

- The Eject button is pressed once for at least 5 seconds.

Depending on the operating system and tape backup application, the 
following symptoms may be observed on the Compaq 12/24-GB DAT drives:

- Command aborted during backup.
- Media failure reported.
- Format corruption.
- The tape may be erased or formatted, but when backup is attempted, 
  the backup application reports that the drive has no media in it.


 
TAPE DRIVES
===========
This version of Tape Options RomPaq includes support for the Compaq     12/24-GB DAT drive only.To obtain the latestest firmware for other     Compaq tape devices, download the latest Option ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade     utility from Compaq's Website, SoftPaq SP8050.




HOW TO USE:

1. Obtain one (1) 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 a 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. The Tape Options ROMPaq diskette is a self-booting diskette.  Place the ROMPaq diskette into your drive A: diskette drive and power cycle your system to begin updating the appropriate components.

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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