SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP17514
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Evo N400c CPQFlash Update Utility and ROM Upgrade (686AW ROM)
VERSION:  01.05.03
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Evo N400c Series

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows ME
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2                
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 21, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the
System ROM for Evo N400c Series notebooks. The BIOS/ROM image file must be 
used with CPQFlash update utility in order to actually flash (upgrade) the ROM image 
on one of the affected Evo notebooks.  

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Fixes issue where it resumed from Suspend too slowly when no diskette drive installed.
 - Fixes issue where Low BAT2 caused repeated Suspend/Resume.
 - Fixes issue where pressing Resume button during Low BAT2 caused Windows 2000 
   lockup during login.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary, empty directory on your hard drive. 
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the
SoftPaq Number above. 

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  

3. After the system has been shutdown, you may delete all temporary files
and the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 1.


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