SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8890
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  LA111298.CAB
TITLE:  Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 ROM Image for Remote ROM Flash 
VERSION:  686W5_111298 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation AP400,
                           Professional Workstation AP500

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  November 13, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

PREREQUISITE:  Remote Management Setup

SUPERSEDES:  SP8244

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a cabinet file that contains a binary image for the 
11/12/98 System ROM in the Professional Workstation AP400 or AP500.  The CAB 
file is used by Remote Management Setup to flash the System ROM on target 
Workstations on a network.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Adds support for the ELSA Gloria XXL video controller (GLINT 3D Labs).
 - Prevents the system from going to sleep while running Windows NT 4.0.
 - Fixes a possible lockup when Windows 98 is restarted in DOS mode.	
 - Adds year 2000 support for critical and non-critical error logs.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded 
is a self-extracting executable.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.  The name
of the extracted file is LA111298.CAB.

3. After the CAB file has been created, you may delete the self-extracting file 
downloaded in step 1.

4. Refer to the Remote Management Setup documentation for instructions on 
creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the ROM on target Workstations on the 
network.

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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