SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP15440 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Presario 1700 System ROM Update VERSION: F.05 (08/18/00) LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Presario 17XL260, 17XL261, 17XL262, 17XL264, 17XL265, 17XL266, 17XL274, and 17XL275 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: August 25, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.0 SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: Creates a bootable diskette to update the System ROM on the specific Presario 1700 Series notebook models listed above. Enhancements/Fixes: - Optimizes memory detection and auto-sizing to support more external memory modules. 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 diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file if you wish. 5. Shutdown and turn off the computer. Wait 15 seconds. Place the ROMPaq diskette into drive A: and turn on the power, allowing the computer to boot from the diskette. 6. The ROMPaq diskette will automatically update the System ROM and notify you when the update is finished. CAUTION: DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS 7. 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. Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies