SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP6445 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Professional Workstation 6000/8000 ROMPaq Upgrade VERSION: 686W2_032698 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Workstations PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation 6000/8000 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 16 Apr 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP5780 DESCRIPTION: Creates the ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for the Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000, which allows a user to upgrade the System ROM to the 03/26/98 version. Enhancements/Fixes: - Adds support for Extended Tag RAM processors. - Includes an enhancement that allows multiple MVP Workstation video controllers to be installed for multiple monitor support. - Includes support for PCI-based Compaq Dual-Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller. - Adds support for SCSI write cache enabling. HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette. 2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. Keeping the newly created diskette in the A: drive, cycle system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to upgrade the System ROM. WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS!!!! Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.