SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18144 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: 686P5.CAB TITLE: ROM Image for Deskpro Workstation 300, Deskpro EX, and Deskpro EXS (686P5 ROM) Remote ROM Flash VERSION: 1.14 Rev A 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: PREREQUISITES: Compaq System Software Manager (SSM) or Remote Management Setup EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: SP18131 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates files that contain a binary image for the System ROM for the Compaq Deskpro Workstation 300 and Deskpro EXS models with a 686P5 Family ROM. This SoftPaq is used to flash the System ROM on target PCs on a network, and it requires System Software Manager (SSM) or Remote Management Setup. 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: - Adds Pentium4 D0 microcode patch. - Corrects an IDE timeout conflict when changing from legacy to ACPI and vice versa while running Windows 2000. 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. Refer to the remote utility documentation for instructions on creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the System ROM on target PCs on the network. 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.