SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP4694 PART NUMBER: 270894-003 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro 2000 (686M ROM) VERSION: 686M_111897 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Desktops/ROMPaqs PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Deskpro 2000 models with a 686M Family ROM NOTE: Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date. OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 1997 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X SUPERSEDES: SP4667 DESCRIPTION: This creates a ROMPaq firmware upgrade diskette to upgrade the System ROM to the 11/18/97 version in Deskpro 2000 models with a 686M Family ROM. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. Enhancements/Fixes in this version: - Fixes a problem where the F10/F12 prompt was disappearing in less than one second on systems with two IDE Hard Drives. Added an extra one 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. 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 11/18/97 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.