SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18175 PART NUMBER: 244233-001 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Presario 12XL, 1200xx, 1201xx, 1202xx, 1205xx Specific Models System ROM Update VERSION: F.0D (05/31/01) LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Presario 1200AP, 1200APr, 1200AU, 1200CA, 1200CL, 1200JP, 1200KR, 1200LA, 1200LB, 1200RSH, 1200SC, 1200SR, 1200T, 1200TA, 1200TC, 1200TH, 1200US, 1201AP, 1201CA, 1201CL, 1201EA, 1201FR, 1201JP, 1201LA, 1201LB, 1201RSH, 1201SR, 1201T, 1201TA, 1201US, 1202AP, 1202CA, 1202CL, 1202EA, 1202JP, 1202LA, 1202LB, 1202RSH, 1202SR, 1202T, 1202TA, 1202US 1203AP, 1203CA, 1203CL, 1203JP, 1203LA, 1203LB, 1203RSH, 1203SR, 1203T, 1203TA, 1203US, 1204AP, 1204CL, 1204LA, 1204RSH, 1204SR, 1204T, 1204TA, 1204US, 1205AP, 1205CL, 1205EA, 1205LA, 1205RSH, 1205SR, 1205T, 1205TA, 1205US, 1206AP, 1206CL, 1206LA, 1206SR, 1206US, 1207CL, 1207SR OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: October 25, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.0 SUPERSEDES: SP17456 DESCRIPTION: Creates a bootable diskette to update the System ROM on the Presario 12XL, 1200xx, 1201xx, 1202xx, 1205xx Series notebook models listed above. Enhancements/Fixes: - fixed the timer hibernation issue under win2k. 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. NOTE: You must download the SoftPaq to an appropriate Presario model as listed above otherwise the SoftPaq will not run. 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 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies