SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP17259 PART NUMBER: 229320-004 FILE NAME: SP17259.exe TITLE: Presario 3500 Series System ROM Update (Japanese) VERSION: 1.00 Rev A LANGUAGE: Japanese CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Consumer Desktop PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Presario 3ST354, 3ST390 OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or upgrade the System ROM in the listed Presario 3500 Series models. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: - Changes IRQ routing when CF-Card / SmartMedia is inserted in PCMCIA Slot. HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette and place it in your A: drive. 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 to build the ROMPaq diskette. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. Place the newly created diskette in the A: drive of the computer to be upgraded or restored and cycle system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to select the Version 1.10 Compaq System ROM and flash the firmware. WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS!!! Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.