TITLE: Presario 1700 Series Notebooks System ROM Update

VERSION: F.15
DESCRIPTION: This contains a System ROM update for the Presario notebook models 
listed below.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP21176
SUPERSEDES: SP20534
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 03, 2002
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs/BIOS and Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S):
Presario 1713EA,  1714EA,  1716EA, 1722EA, 1723EA, 1725EA, 1712US, 1720US,
         1722US, 1715CA, 1720CA, 1722CA, 1711CL, 1710LA, 1711LA, 1721LA, 1703AP,
         1704AP, 1705AP, 1711AP, 1712AP, 1713AP, 1714AP, 1715AP, 1721AP, 1722AP,
         1723AP, 1724AP, 1725AP, 1722AU, 1713SC, 1714SC, 1715SC, 1716SC, 1723SC,
         1724SC, 1725SC, 1711TC, 1712TC, 1713TC, 1714TC, 1715TC, 1716TC, 1721TC,
         1723TC, 1725TC, 1722TC, 1724TC, 1726TC, 1717RSH, 1703KR, 1704KR

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English
 
ENHANCEMENTS:
 - Implements LPT Bi-Directional Option in F10 Setup.

Fixes:
 - Fixes USB Numeric Keypad issue
 - Fixes UUID auto regeneration

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 
 You MUST login your computer as Administrator in order to update System BIOS.

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.
 
 
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