SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP8889 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 Flash Recovery ROMPaq VERSION: 686W5_111298 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Workstations PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation AP400, Professional Workstation AP500 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: November 13, 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP8243 DESCRIPTION: Creates the Flash Recovery ROMPaq Firmware Diskette for the Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 and AP500. The flash recovery diskette is used when the System ROM is corrupt and a normal ROMPaq diskette will not work because no video is available. The flash recovery ROMPaq overcomes this situation by using a combination of system beeps and system LEDs to communicate with the user. The diskette contains an image of the 11-12-98 AP400/AP500 System ROM. Enhancements/Fixes: - Adds support for the ELSA Gloria XXL video controller (GLINT 3D Labs). - Prevents the system from going to sleep while running Windows NT 4.0. - Fixes a possible lockup when Windows 98 is restarted in DOS mode. - Adds year 2000 support for critical and non-critical error logs. 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. Detailed instructions on how to use the flash recovery diskette are in a README.TXT file located on the flash diskette. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies