SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP2169 PART NUMBER: 148393-005 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: ROMPaq Upgrade for DeskPro XL VERSION: 486W_030996 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq DeskPro XL OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 15 March 1996 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SUPERSEDES: SP1956 (Note: SP2169 and SP1956 contain identical ROMPaqs; however, SP2169 is able to create the ROMPaq diskette on an LS-120 drive, and SP1956 is not.) DESCRIPTION: This creates the ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for the Compaq Deskpro XL on a 1.44-MB drive or an LS-120 drive. The diskette upgrades the System ROM on a DeskPro XL to a 05 Oct 1995 System ROM. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. This 10/31/94 version adds support for the DeskPro XL 6150 and DeskPro XL 6200 products. 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 SP2169.EXE. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file: SP2169 [ENTER] You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to create the diskette. 4. After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file SP2169.EXE if you wish. 5. Power down the desktop machine. 6. Place the newly created Compaq DeskPro XL ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A: and power up the desktop unit. IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE SYSTEM WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE! Copyright 1996, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.