SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP11599 PART NUMBER: 277229-008 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Presario Specific 1998 Model System ROM Update VERSION: 2.37 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Presario 4240ES, 4860, 4862, 4870, 4880, 4882, 5000, 5010, 5015, 5020, 5023, 5027, 5030, 5032, 5034ES, 5035, 5037, 5038, 5050, 5056, 5060, 5062, 5110, 5130, 5137, 5140, 5147, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5160, 5170, 5177, 5180, 5190, 5192, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5220, 5222, 5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250, 5253, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5285, 5286, 5600, 5610, 5612, 5620, 5630, 5635, 5640, 5660, 5665, 5670 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.01 SUPERSEDES: SP10878, SP9949, SP9697, SP8898, SP8461 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a bootable Compaq Presario ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette, which can be used to update the System ROM to the following versions for the following Presario models: ROM Presario Model ROM Version -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 686A1 - 5060, 5062, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5160, 08/05/99 5190, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5220 (See Note), 5222 (See Note), 5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250, 5253, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5285, 5286 686I1 - 4860 (See Note), 4862, 4870, 4880, 4882 05/18/99 686I2 - 5600, 5610, 5612, 5620, 5630, 5635, 5640, 5660, 5665, 05/18/99 5670 (See Note) 686I3 - 4240ES, 5056, 5110, 5130, 5137, 5140, 5147, 5170, 05/18/99 5177 (See Note), 5180, 5192 686I4 - 5000, 5010, 5015, 5020, 5023, 5027, 5030, 5032, 5034ES, 05/18/99 5035, 5037, 5038, 5050 Note: Model 4860 contains either a 686I1 ROM or a 686X1 ROM. Model 5177 contains either a 686I3 ROM or a 686U1 ROM. Model 5670 contains either a 686I2 ROM or a 686L2 ROM. F10 Setup or Compaq Diagnostics in the Control Panel will show the ROM version of the system. This SoftPaq does not support your system if you do not have a 686A1, 686I1, 686I2, 686I3, or 686I4 ROM. Models 5220 and 5222 contain either a 686A1 ROM or a 586I1 ROM. These models with 586I1 ROMs have all-in-one chassis. These models with 686A1 ROMs are microtowers. All the ROMs in this SoftPaq contain BIOS support for the Year 2000. Note: Not all software uses the BIOS for Year 2000 support. The Year 2000 support in these ROMs will not fix all Year 2000 problems that may exist in the software that is installed on your system. Enhancements/Fixes: Presario Models 5060, 5062, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5160, 5190, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5220 (See Note above), 5222 (See Note above), 5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250, 5253, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5285, 5286 In this SoftPaq: - Added support for the Macronix MX28F002T flash device. The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3). - Fixed a problem where DMI (Type 7) was reporting L3 cache as disabled. - Added support for 475 Mhz CPU speed. The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system. - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position. - Fixed issue with some 3rd party marginal memory modules. The following were fixed in SP8898 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed issue where unit would enter Sleep mode per BIOS timeouts even when unit was configured to never timeout in Control Panel. - Updated Video BIOS to latest version: 4.150TG. - Fixed issue with some ISA option ROMs that would corrupt the BIOS boot code and lock up before booting to the OS. The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC power occurred after Windows shutdown. Users were still using the rear power switch which made the feature confusing. The power switch needed to be double cycled. - Fixed an issue with some USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices. - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully conform to the USB specification. Presario Models 4860 (See Note above), 4862, 4870, 4880, 4882 The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors. - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5. - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3). - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the CPU serial number. - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card. The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system. - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor. - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position. The following was fixed in SP7653 and is also included in this SoftPaq: - Enhances SDRAM Clock timings. Presario Models 5600, 5610, 5612, 5620, 5630, 5635, 5640, 5660, 5665, 5670 (See Note above) The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors. - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5. - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3). - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the CPU serial number. - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card. - System will now halt if a fan is not present. The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system. - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor. - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position. The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC power occurred after Windows shutdown. Users were still using the rear power switch which made the feature confusing. The power switch needed to be double cycled. - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully conform to the USB specification. Presario Models 4240ES, 5056, 5110, 5130, 5137, 5140, 5147, 5170, 5177 (See Note above), 5180, 5192 The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors. - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5. - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3). The following were fixed in SP9949 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Added an Intel CPU patch for the Pentium III. - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the CPU serial number. - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card. The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system. - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor. - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position. The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC power occurred after Windows shutdown. Users were still using the rear power switch which made the feature confusing. The power switch needed to be double cycled. - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully conform to the USB specification. Presario Models 5000, 5010, 5015, 5020, 5023, 5027, 5030, 5032, 5034ES, 5035, 5037, 5038, 5050 The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors. - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5. - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3). - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the CPU serial number. - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card. - Added support for up to 512MB of memory. The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system. - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor. - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position. The following were fixed in SP8898 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Fixed issue of Unknown Video Capture Device showing up under Device Manager on some units. The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC power occurred after Windows shutdown. Users were still using the rear power switch which made the feature confusing. The power switch needed to be double cycled. - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully conform to the USB specification. HOW TO USE: 1. Format a 1.44-MB diskette. 2. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary, empty directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file. You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to create the ROMPaq diskette. 4. After the files are created, you may delete the downloaded file if you wish. 5. Place the ROMPaq diskette into drive A: of the computer you wish to update and turn on the power or reboot the computer, allowing it to boot from the diskette. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to continue. 7. Select the ROM version to be installed. 8. The ROMPaq diskette will automatically update the System ROM and notify you when the update is finished. DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER'S POWER DURING THIS PROCESS 9. When the ROM update is finished, you will need to turn the computer off and back on for the changes to be in effect. Remove the ROMPaq diskette from the computer. Turn the computer's power switch OFF, wait 15 seconds, then turn the switch ON again. IMPORTANT: When the power switch on the back of the unit is switched off, the power protection features of the power supply require that the switch be in the off position for up to 15 seconds before being switched back on. Otherwise, the power supply might not turn on. Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.