TITLE: Evo Workstation W6000 System BIOS (686P8) and BIOS Flash Utilities

VERSION: 00.01.29 Rev. a
DESCRIPTION:
This contains the System BIOS image (BIOS Family 686P8) and BIOS flash 
utilities for the workstation models and operating systems listed.

The BIOS Family and BIOS date can be determined by pressing F10 at system 
startup. 

PURPOSE: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP27773
SUPERSEDES: SP26089
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 2004
CATEGORY: BIOS
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

PRODUCT MODEL(S):
Evo Workstation W6000: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Windows XP Professional

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Adds new F10 Setup feature to enable/disable legacy port resources (i.e. 
COM1, COM2, LPT) when setup password is set.

FIXES: 
- Fixes Video Option ROM checksum error on certain Appian and nVidia video 
cards.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.  The file that is 
downloaded is a self-extracting  executable with a filename based on the 
SoftPaq Number above. 

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the 
on-screen instructions.



Copyright (c) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.