SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18142 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Remote ROM Flash Utilities for Compaq Evo Workstation W6000 (686P8 ROM) VERSION: 1.08 Rev A LANGUAGE: English (US) CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Workstations PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Evo Workstation W6000: All Models OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: A PXE capable computer connected to a remote configuration and program loading tool for use on networks. (Examples: Altiris eXpress, LANDesk Configuration Manager (LCM)) EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a set of utility files that can be used with a remote configuration tool such as Altiris eXpress to update or restore the System ROM in the Compaq Evo Workstation W6000 models with a 686P8 Family ROM. It also includes the ROM Image. The standard ROMPaq will not work for updating a PC remotely over a network. 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: - Launches embedded NIC option ROM and enables it to shrink to occupy less DCH space. - Improves error message display if a second processor has problems during POST. - Removes microcode support for B0 and B1 step Foster CPUs. Adds support for C0 and D0 step. - Turns off SCSI LED when the SCSI controller is hidden or disabled through F10 Setup. - Enhances acoustics by lowering fan voltage. - Enhances thermal support for upcoming 2.0GHz and future Intel Xeon processor speed increases. - Improves POST messages by adding a warning message in the case more options ROMs are attempting to load than possible. - Improves multi-processor initialization to allow more configuration time for the non-BootStrap processor. - When transitioning to ACPI mode, turns off system IDE hard drive timeout and allows ACPI-capable operating systems to handle the IDE hard drive time out. - Adds support for new thermal alert chip in Pentium 4 products. - Corrects an issue in the El Torito (bootable CD) hard drive emulation support that caused storage data errors when attempting to boot from a hard drive emulating a CD that specified more than one sector in its Section Entry data structure (e.g. Intelligent Disaster Recovery CD). - Corrects PCI configuration for Cardbus bridges. - Corrects issue with remote power off for NT 4.0 with multi-processors. 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. Entering "Y" confirms the unpacking of several files. 3. After the files have been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. Refer to the files README.TXT and REPSET.TXT for further information about the utility programs. Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.