SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP3648
PART NUMBER:	269427 
FILE NAME:  	N/A
TITLE:  	ROMPaq Upgrade for Professional Workstations 
VERSION:	686W1_051597 for Professional Workstation 5000
		686W2_060297 for Professional Workstation 6000/8000
LANGUAGE:  	English

CATEGORY: 	ROMPaqs

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation 5000, 6000, 
                   and 8000

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  02 June 1997

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP2846

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette containing 
the following System ROM images for Compaq Professional Workstations:
686W1_051597 (5/15/1997) for Compaq Professional Workstation 5000
686W2_060297 (6/02/1997) for Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000

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. Insert the ROMPaq diskette in drive A: and power-on the system.  
Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the system firmware.

Copyright 1997 Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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