SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8888
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Professional Workstation AP400/AP500 System ROMPaq
VERSION:  686W5_111298 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

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:  SP8242

DESCRIPTION:  Creates the ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette, which allows a user to 
upgrade the System ROM in a Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 or AP500 to 
the 11/12/98 version.  

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. 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 SYSTEM ROM UPGRADE PROCESS!!!!

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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