SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9429
PART NUMBER:  179226-403 
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  ROMPaq for Deskpro EN Series (686T3 ROM)
VERSION:  686T3_021099 
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Deskpro EN Series models 6266, 6300, 6300A, 
                    6300C, 6333, 6333C, 6350, 6400, 6400C, 6450, 6450+, 
                    6500 and P550 with a 686T3 Family ROM
             NOTE:  Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 15, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP9420

DESCRIPTION:  This creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to 
restore or upgrade the System ROM to the 02/10/99 version in Deskpro EN Series 
models mentioned above, when they have a 686T3 Family ROM.  
The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup.  

DESCRIPTION:  This creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to  
restore or upgrade the System ROM in Deskpro EN Series models with a 686T3 
Family ROM.    

The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup.  

This ROM version is recommended for use with Windows 98.

This ROM includes a ROM-based F10 Setup.  A Language Module option allows the user to 
select the language used in F10 Setup: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, 
Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swedish.  

Enhancements/Fixes:

- Features new microcode patches for the Pentium III and Celeron processors.
- Features new microcode patch for the Pentium II processors.
- Corrects a condition where the system may fail to find USB hubs or high speed USB keyboards.
- Corrects a timing condition that caused the system BIOS to not find some USB devices that 
  were connected through a Compaq V1000 USB hub.
- Corrects a slow boot condition with newer CD-ROM drives that have drive shadowing, a new 
  ATAPI specification.  This caused longer than normal boot times.
- Corrects a condition with video option ROMs greater than 32KB that exist with other PCI 
  option ROMs in the system.  The condition caused a video hang with certain video cards.
- Corrects a condition with the IBM X.25 card when present with a PCI card featuring an option
  ROM that resulted in an error from the cards diagnostic program.
 

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 Spxxxx file 
to unpack the ROM image files.  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 select the 02/10/99 
Compaq System ROM or the Language Module option and flash the firmware.

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