SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18130 PART NUMBER: 224068-401 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro Workstation 300, Deskpro EX and Deskpro EXS (686P5 ROM) VERSION: 1.13 LANGUAGE: English (US) CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Workstations, Commercial Desktops PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Deskpro EX: P1.7GHz, P1.5GHz, P1.4GHz, P1.3GHz Deskpro EXS: P1.5GHz/850, P1.4GHz/850 Deskpro Workstation 300: All Models OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Me Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Microsoft Windows 3.1 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 Microsoft MS-DOS ROMPaqs and System Software SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: July 21, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: SP17307 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the System ROM in the below models. A backup of the current System ROM will be copied onto the ROMPaq diskette during the flash process. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running the Setup Utility by pressing F10 on the target computer during system power on of the computer, and viewing File/System Information. This information can be saved into a text file by selecting File/Save to Diskette. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: - Changes memory interface timings to support newer memory modules to prevent possible intermittent memory failures on existing systems. - Corrects an issue in the El Torito (bootable CD) hard drive emulation support when the BIOS attempts to boot from a hard drive emulating CD that specifies more than 1 sector in its Section Entry data structure (e.g. an Intelligent Disaster Recovery CD). HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette and place it in your A: drive. 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 to build the ROMPaq diskette. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. Place the newly created diskette in the A: drive of the computer to be upgraded or restored and cycle system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to select the v1.13 Compaq System ROM and flash the firmware. WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS!!! Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.