SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP9418 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: 686T2.CAB TITLE: ROM Image for Deskpro EP/SB Series Remote ROM Flash (686T2 ROM) VERSION: 686T2_020899 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Desktops PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Deskpro EP and SB Series models 6350, 6400, and 6450 with a 686T2 Family ROM NOTE: Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date. OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.X SUPERSEDES: SP7993 PREREQUISITE: Remote Management Setup DESCRIPTION: Creates cabinet files that contain a binary image for the 02/08/99 version System ROM and Language Module options for Deskpro EP Series and SB Series models with a 686T2 Family ROM. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. This ROM includes a ROM-based F10 Setup. A Language Module option allows the user to select the language used in F10 Setup: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swedish. This ROM version is recommended for use with Windows 98. Enhancements/Fixes: - Corrects a condition where DIMM Asset Management information being reported by Compaq Insight Manager was being reported incorrectly on faster processors. - Improves fan control algorithm. - Adds code to reduce power consumption in sleep mode when using a Matrox Eclipse card under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. - Corrects various resume-on-ring Microsoft Certification issues. - Made various ACPI changes as required for Microsoft Certification. - Adds Computer Setup option to disable PME wake-up. This works around the problem of certain non-PME compliant network cards constantly waking up the system and thereby preventing shutdown. - Adds new "Output Only" printer mode in Computer Setup. - Adds Computer Setup options to control display of the F10 prompt, F12 prompt, and Option ROM prompting during POST. - Corrects a Computer Setup Save & Restore condition where the serial number was getting transferred during a save and restore from one system to another. - Corrects a warm boot hang when changing the USB security option in Setup. - Improved USB keyboard support that corrects a warm boot hang when some USB keyboards were attached. - Corrects a condition in which the IBM Magnetic device driver locks up when no mouse is installed. - Changes Setup to make time and date read-only when the correct administrator password has not been entered. - Adds code to properly initialize video adapters based on 3DLabs graphics ASIC. - Updates USB keyboard emulation to include support for capslock, numlock, and scroll lock in a DOS environment. - Corrects a 15-second delay when loading Windows 98. - Now supports Intel Celeron CPU I.D. 665. 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. This creates the cab folder containing the ROM image and language files. 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 1998,1999 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. *********************************************************** This softpaq has been released as final and uploaded to the Banyan Corporate Release Drive at: \\HOUENG107\FINALREL\SOFTPAQS\SP_FILES\SP9418.EXE \\HOUENG107\FINALREL\SOFTPAQS\SP_FILES\SP9418.TXT NET USE O: \\HOUENG107\FINALREL Upon receipt of the Softpaq Notification message, KS (Knowledge Services) will prepare and upload the softpaq to the Compaq FTP Site at: ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq and the various Bulletin Boards within 24 - 36 hours. HTML links to the FTP Site are also provided on Compaq's World Wide Web Site at: http://www.compaq.com/support/files/ ******************************************************************* Compaq Confidential - Need to Know Required