SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP15334 PART NUMBER: 175174-007 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: ROMPaq for iPAQ (686J5 ROM) VERSION: 686J5_v2.05 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Desktops PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq iPAQ and iPAQ Legacy-Free models C500/810e, P500/810e, and P733/810e with a 686J5 Family ROM NOTE: Run F10 Setup to determine the ROM Family and ROM date. OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: August 30, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X SUPERSEDES: SP13993 DESCRIPTION: This creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to restore the System ROM in the above iPAQ models with a 686J5 Family ROM. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running F10 Setup. A unique feature of the ROM is one that allows the user to select the language used in F10 Setup. The user may choose between Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swedish. Please note however, that the user sees the chosen language only in F10 Setup, not in the operating system. Enhancements/Fixes: - Corrected a condition the was not allowing BootBlock Recovery to work properly if an LS-120 drive was installed as drive A: and the Diskette Controller option was disabled in F10-Setup. - Corrected a condition that was previously allowing the user to disable USB support within F10-Setup on Legacy Free models. - Adds additional support for Legacy Free models to meet MicroSoft's recomendations. 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. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. Keeping the newly created diskette in the A: drive, cycle system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to select the v2.05 Compaq System ROM and flash the firmware. Copyright 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.