SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP4684 PART NUMBER: 270899-007 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro 4000 (586V ROM) VERSION: 586V_122397 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Desktops/ROMPaqs PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Deskpro 4000 models with a 586V Family ROM NOTE: Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date. OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: January 06, 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X SUPERSEDES: SP4689 DESCRIPTION: This creates a ROMPaq firmware upgrade diskette to upgrade the System ROM to the 12/23/97 version in Deskpro 4000 models with a 586V Family ROM. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. Enhancements/Fixes in this version: - Enables the optional Ultra SCSI hard drive to be chosen as the default hard drive upon system start-up. - Fixes a problem where the F10/F12 prompt was disappearing in less than 1 second on systems with two IDE Hard Drives. Added an extra 1 second delay for this configuration and the configuration with two drives on the primary and two drives on the secondary controller. - Fixes a problem where the system would not boot when a LanStreamer network card was present. - Added Net PC compliant (PXE) remote network boot support to enable Remote System Installation. 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 select the 12/23/97 Compaq System ROM and upgrade the firmware. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.