SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP13750 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Professional Workstation SP700 Flash Recovery ROMPaq VERSION: 686W6_070999 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Workstations PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation SP700 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP10842 DESCRIPTION: Creates the Flash Recovery ROMPaq Firmware Diskette for the Compaq Professional Workstation SP700. The flash recovery diskette is used when the System ROM is corrupt and a normal ROMPaq diskette will not work because no video is available. The flash recovery ROMPaq overcomes this situation by using a combination of system beeps and system LEDs to communicate with the user. The diskette contains an image of the 07-09-99 SP700 System ROM. Enhancements/Fixes: NOTE: This SoftPaq is identical to the previous release of this ROM version (SP11498). It provides the same Enhancements and Fixes. It is being re-released under this new SoftPaq number because of an internal problem with the way the previous SoftPaq (SP11498) bootable disk was built. Please use only this SoftPaq number and not SP11498. - Corrected a condition that was causing occasional lockups with certain graphics drivers. - Corrected a condition with plug-in cards that have option ROM's when more than 2 gigabytes of memory is present in the system. - Modified the SCSI Controller order to function properly when add-in cards that have bridges are plugged into certain PCI slots. - Modified the performance tuning algorithm that deals with AGP video cards. 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 a 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 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.