TITLE: Presario Desktop Model System ROM Update (786K2 ROM Family)

VERSION: 1.13 Rev 1 (09/21/2001)
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally
restore or upgrade the System ROM in the below models.  A backup of the current
System ROM will be copied onto the ROMPaq diskette during the flash process.
The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running the Setup Utility by
pressing F10 on the target computer during system power on of the computer, and
viewing Main/System Information.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18764
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 2001
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S)
Desktops
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
Compaq Presario Models 7110US, 7104CA, 7000Z-7QS, 8000Z-8QS

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
OS Independent
 
LANGUAGE(S): English
 
ENHANCEMENTS: 
 - Changes definition of 1MB from 1024*1024 to 1,000,000, and now displaya disk
   size in gigabytes and tenths of gigabytes.
 - Updates "AMD Athlon XP" processor string.
 - Adds 2 second delay after setting Acoustic Management to improve drive support
 - Improves ACPI Power Management support.
 - Adds support code for Duron CPUID 671 name string.
 - Adds support code for Athlon CPUID 661 and 662 name string.
 - Improves APIC support for 0x07BC board.
 - Adds AMD Morgan Duron Model 7 support.
 - Activates multiboot IDE support.
 - Adds Post Memory Manager support.
 - Adds support to show F12 Network boot message.
 - Removes floppy ACPI configuration option of I/O 370h.
 - Adds Althon 4 message for Athlon 4 processor ID.
 - Makes cursor not skip the 2nd century digit.
 - Adds support for 48-bit LBA drives larger than 128 GB.
 - Adds back Smart drive error messages.
 - Improves support for 64-KB Option ROMs.
 - If an ATA 100 drive shares a cable with any other drive, slows it down to 
   ATA 66 to prevent theoretical loss of data integrity.
 - Adds Quiet Drive Support.
 - Improves AGP video card support.
 
PREREQUISITES: N/A
 
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.  NOTE: ROMPaq disk can be recreated by running QRST5.EXE

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 v1.13 Compaq System ROM and
flash the firmware.

WARNING:  DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE
UPGRADE PROCESS!!!
 
 
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