TITLE: Evo Series N180 Notebooks System ROM Update VERSION: F.0A DESCRIPTION: This contains a System ROM update for the Evo notebook models listed below. PURPOSE: Recommended Update SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP20086 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 2001 CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S) Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): Compaq Evo N180: All Models OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows XP Home, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 LANGUAGE(S): US English FIXES: - Fixes a CPU issue that could cause lower performance and potential overheating. - Fixes the CPU speed reporting error on models with a Celeron 1.2- or 1.066-GHz processor running Windows XP. PREREQUISITES: N/A HOW TO USE: Note: You MUST login as a computer Administrator in order to perform this System ROM update. 1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary directory. The file downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file. Then follow the instructions to continue updating the System ROM. IMPORTANT: DO NOT INTERRUPT OR TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS! 3. The computer should automatically restart when the ROM update is finished. If the computer does not automatically restart, you will need to turn it off and turn it back on for the changes to be in effect. Copyright (C)2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies