SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP15903 PART NUMBER: 158489-002 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Presario 12XL Specific Models Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update VERSION: 3.08 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Presario models: 12XL201, 12XL202, 12XL204, 12XL205, 12XL206, 12XL211, 12XL212, 12XL220, 12XL222, 12XL223 NOTE: This update utility checks the version of the current Battery Controller/Keyboard Controller (KBC) ROM and only updates the ROM on notebooks in the above series that require the update. OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: Creates a bootable diskette to upgrade the Battery Controller/ Keyboard Controller(KBC) ROM on only those Presario notebook models listed above that require the update. Enhancements/Fixes: - Resolves an issue where the AC LED did not function properly when the system was shut down from the Windows 98 SE Start menu. - Resolves an issue where an incorrect battery type was detected if the battery was inserted and at the same time the system Power Button was pressed. 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. You will be prompted to insert the formatted 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. Turn off the notebook to be updated and insert the created diskette. 7. Turn the notebook on, allowing it to boot from the diskette. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to update the Keyboard Controller ROM. IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS! Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies