SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9436
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  686T1.CAB
TITLE:  ROM Image for Deskpro EP/SB Series Remote ROM Flash (686T1 ROM)
VERSION:  686T1_040299 
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Deskpro EP and SB Series models 6266, 6266C, 6300,
                    6300A, 6333, 6333C, 6350, 6400, 6400C, 6450, 6450+, 6500,
                    and P550 with a 686T1 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:  May 21, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP9415

PREREQUISITE:  Remote Management Setup or SSM

DESCRIPTION:  Creates cabinet files that contain a binary image for the 04/02/99
version System ROM and Language Module options for Deskpro EP/SB Series models 
with a 686T1 Family ROM.  The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running 
F10 Setup.  

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.  

This ROM version is recommended for use with Windows 98.

Enhancements/Fixes:

- Corrects a timing condition when printing on some high speed printers that have small buffers.
- Corrects a potential extended memory conflict with option cards featuring bridges.
- Features new microcode patches for the Pentium II and Celeron 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 ROM's greater than 32KB that exist with other PCI 
  option ROM's 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.  This resulted in an error from the card's diagnostic program.
- Adds support for System Software Manager (SSM).

HOW TO USE:

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

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
This creates the cab folder containing the ROM image and language files.

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

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

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