SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP9245
PART NUMBER: 277111-003

FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for Compaq ProLiant
         800(P18), 1600(P08), 2500(E50), and 6500(P11) Servers.


VERSION:    4.02A
LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Systems\ROMPaqs

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
           ProLiant 800 Server (P18)
           ProLiant 1600 Server (P08)
           ProLiant 2500 Server (E50)
           ProLiant 6500 Server (P11)


OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSION:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:   4 January 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP8176

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest maintenance releases of ProLiant 800(P18),
ProLiant 1600(P08), ProLiant 2500(E50), and  ProLiant 6500(P11)

Server products.



New features - 


        ROM P18  ProLiant 800 (12/30/1998)
        ===================================

		Added support for the Dual-Channel Ultra2-Wide SCSI-3 
		Controller.

		Provide more space for PCI option ROMs.


        ROM P08  ProLiant 1600 (12/30/1998)
        ===================================

		Added support for the Dual-Channel Ultra2-Wide SCSI-3 
		Controller.

		Provide more space for PCI option ROMs.


        ROM E50  ProLiant 2500 (12/30/1998)
        ===================================

		Added support for the Dual-Channel Ultra2-Wide SCSI-3 
		Controller.


        ROM P11  ProLiant 6500 (12/30/1998)
        ===================================

		Added support for the Dual-Channel Ultra2-Wide SCSI-3 
		Controller.




Problems fixed -



        ROM E50  ProLiant 2500 (12/30/1998)
        ===================================

		Fixed PCI to PCI bridge base IO allocation problems
 		with Intel Pro/100 Intelligent Server Adapter card
 		configurations.


        ROM P11  ProLiant 6500 (12/30/1998)
        ===================================

		Fixed PCI to PCI bridge base IO allocation problems
 		with Intel Pro/100 Intelligent Server Adapter 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 SP9245.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP9245 [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
SP9245.EXE if you wish.

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

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