SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP4692 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: 686V.CAB TITLE: ROM Image for Deskpro 4000 and 6000 Remote ROM Flash (686V ROM) VERSION: 686V_121797 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Desktops/ROMPaqs PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Deskpro 4000 and 6000 models with a 686V Family ROM NOTE: Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date. OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: January 06, 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 3.X PREREQUISITE: Remote Management Setup SUPERSEDES: SP4670 DESCRIPTION: Creates a cabinet file that contains a binary image for the 12/17/97 version System ROM in Deskpro 4000 and 6000 models with a 686V Family ROM. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. Enhancements/Fixes in this version: - Enables the optional Ultra SCSI hard drive to be chosen as the default hard drive upon system start-up. - Fixes a problem where the F10/F12 prompt was disappearing in less than 1 second on systems with two IDE Hard Drives. Added an extra 1 second delay for this configuration and the configuration with two drives on the primary and two drives on the secondary controller. - Fixes a problem where the system would not boot when a LanStreamer network card was present. - Added Net PC compliant (PXE) remote network boot support to enable Remote System Installation. 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" to confirm the unpacking of files creates the file 686V.CAB. 3. After the file has been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. Refer to the Remote Management Setup documentation for instructions on creating a Remote ROM Flash job to flash the ROM on target PCs on the network. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.