3.4Software Updating and Management

Remote ROM Flash, Remote Wakeup, and Remote Shutdown, when integrated with Management Solutions Partners products, deliver ongoing management of firmware, 24 hours a day. This supplements the software distribution capabilities of the Solutions Partners products, which can also be used to distribute new applications, device drivers, and other system software. The Support Software CD and Web site includes updated ROM images and device drivers which can be distributed to client PCs using these software tools.

For more information, refer to the online Remote Management Administrators Guide. The Remote Management Administrators Guide is included with the Remote Management Administration Tools, and is available on the Support Software CD or on the Compaq World Wide Web site at www.compaq.com.

3.4.1Remote ROM Flash

Your computer comes with reprogrammable flash ROM (read only memory). By establishing a setup password in Security Management, you can protect the ROM from being unintentionally updated or overwritten. This is important to ensure computer operating integrity. Should you need or want to upgrade your ROM, you may:

„￿Order an upgraded ROMPaq diskette from Compaq.

„￿Order the Support Software CD.

„￿Download the latest ROMPaq images from the Compaq World Wide Web site (www.compaq.com).

CAUTION: For maximum ROM protection, be sure to establish a setup password. The setup password prevents unauthorized ROM upgrades.

Using Remote ROM Flash

Remote ROM Flash allows the system administrator to safely upgrade the ROM on remote Compaq desktop personal computers, directly from the centralized network management console. Enabling the system administrator to perform this task remotely, on multiple computers, results in a consistent deployment of and greater control over Compaq desktop ROM images over the network. It also results in greater productivity and lower total cost of ownership.

Compaq created the Remote ROM Flash capability to be secure and fail-safe. All desktop ROMPaq ROM images from Compaq are digitally signed to ensure authenticity and minimize potential corruption. The ROM firmware includes a Boot Block that is protected during the flash process and allows the computer to be restarted, in the unlikely event of an unsuccessful ROM flash.

✎Your computer must be powered on, or turned on through Remote Wakeup, to take advantage of Remote ROM Flash. Use of Remote ROM Flash also requires an established setup password.

For more information on enabling Remote ROM Flash, refer to the online Remote Management Administrators Guide. The Remote Management Administrators Guide is included with the Remote Management Administration Tools, and is available on the Support Software CD or at the Compaq Web Site at www.compaq.com.

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