SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9238
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Professional Workstation SP700 System ROMPaq
VERSION:  686W6_121498 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation SP700
			
OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 29, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP8894

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette, which allows a user to 
upgrade the System ROM in a Compaq Professional Workstation SP700 to the 
12/14/98 version.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Fixes Wake on Ring.
 - Change in ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) for new 
   Microsoft requests.
 - Skips diskette and network boot on S4 (suspend to disk) wake.
 - Adds user-selectable bridge mode for AGP (Advanced Graphics Port).
 - Changes to Setup menu for AGP mode switching.
 - Changes Universal Serial Bus ID to 15.
 - Improved support for newer processors.

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 UPGRADE PROCESS!!!!

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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