SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9227
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  LA121098.CAB
TITLE:  Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 ROM Image for Remote ROM Flash 
VERSION:  686W5_121098 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstation AP400,
		    Compaq Professional Workstation AP500

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 14, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

PREREQUISITE:  Remote Management Setup

SUPERSEDES:  SP8890

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a cabinet file that contains a binary image for the 
12/10/98 System ROM in the Professional Workstation AP400 or AP500.  The CAB 
file is used by Remote Management Setup to flash the System ROM on target 
Workstations on a network.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - A fix for the memory buffer strength algorithm.
 - Support for the Katmai processor.
 - Latest ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) updates.
 - Year 2000 BIOS updates.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded 
is a self-extracting executable.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.  The name
of the extracted file is LA121098.CAB.

3. After the CAB 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 Workstations on the 
network.

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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