TITLE: CPQFlash Utility for Compaq Models with a 686P3 Family ROM

VERSION: 3.11 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates files that contain the CPQFlash utility and a binary image 
of the System ROM for the Compaq models with a 686P3 Family ROM.  

The CPQFlash utility is used to locally flash the System ROM on PCs through a 
Windows environment.

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.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP19585
SUPERSEDES: SP18875
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 17, 2001
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S): Desktops
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S):
     Deskpro EN Series SFF: P1.13GHz (SFF-v) 
			    P1.0GHz (SFF-v) 
	    		    P933 (SFF-v) 
			    P866 (SFF-v) 
			    P800 (SFF-v) 
			    P733 (SFF-v) 
			    P667 (SFF-v)

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
     Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (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
     Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 
LANGUAGE(S): Global
 
ENHANCEMENTS: 
 - Adds a new option in F10 Setup to allow enabling or disabling of the Integrated
   audio when a second audio card is present.

FIXES:  
 - Corrects a potential system lockup while using the Tracker 2000 mouse with 
   optical sensor.
 - Changes PCI memory mapping buffer to allow better usage of memory by add-in 
   devices.  This corrects an issue when using the nVidia Geforce3 video card.
 - Corrects an issue with remote wake-up when using an IBM 16/4 PCI management NIC 
   and Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
 - Corrects LED blink rate for ACPI S3 and S4 that were too fast on some systems.
 - Corrects a potential system lockup during POST when attempting to boot from the 
   integrated NIC first and F10 Setup options are set to enable POST messages.

PREREQUISITES: Supported operating system

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.  
It is recommended to create a directory called COMPAQ\CPQFlash and copy the SoftPaq 
to that directory.  

2.  Refer to the CPQFlash utility documentation (CPQFlash.txt) for further 
instructions on using the CPQFlash utility to flash the System ROM on your PC.
  

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