SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8556
PART NUMBER:  277275-001
FILE NAME:  FLASHTR4.EXE
TITLE:  Compaq TR4 Tape Drive Firmware Upgrade Diskette
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

DIVISIONS:  Enhancements and Monitors Division (EMD)

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq TR4 4-GB IDE Tape Drive

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A
 
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 22, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette that can be used to upgrade or 
restore the firmware in a Compaq TR4 4-GB IDE Tape Drive.

Fixes/Enhancements:  
 - Fixes a problem in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 where the tape drive
   performed a BOT (Beginning of Tape) to an EOD (End Of Data) three times 
   instead of once.

HOW TO USE:

1. Obtain a blank 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 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. Refer to README.TXT for instructions on installing and using 
the software.

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