SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP16076
PART NUMBER: N/A 
FILE NAME: 686W5.CAB
TITLE: ROM Image for Professional Workstations AP400/AP500 Remote ROM Flash (686W5 ROM)
VERSION: 99/07/14 Rev A
LANGUAGE: US (Global)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs 

DIVISIONS: Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Professional Workstation AP400: All Models
     Professional Workstation AP500: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95
                  Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
                  Microsoft Windows 3.1
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
                  Microsoft MS-DOS

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: System Software Manager (SSM) or Remote Management Setup

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP13984, SP11511

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a .CAB file that contains a binary image of the System 
ROM in the Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 models with a 686W5 Family ROM. 
 The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Corrects a problem of autoconfiguration assigning an I/O address that does not 
   align with what the I/O card was requesting.
 - Corrects a problem that caused the computer to lock up on a warm boot after 
   System Software Manager (SSM) had completed a remote event and attempted to 
   perform a Shutdown/Restart.

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.  Refer to the remote utility documentation for instructions on creating a Remote 
ROM Flash job to flash the System ROM on target PCs on the network.

WARNING:  DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE 
UPGRADE PROCESS!!!


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