TITLE: Pavilion xe4500 Series ROM Update 

VERSION: KB.M1.90
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or 
upgrade the System ROM in the Pavilion models listed below.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP23322
SUPERSEDES: SP23184
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 2002
CATEGORY: ROMPaq
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebook

PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
hp Pavilion xe4500
hp Pavilion xe4500s

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional

LANGUAGE(S): 
US English

FIXES: 
 - Fixes Microsoft Excel issue. 

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE:
 
1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.
2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.  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.  You will be prompted to
insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.
4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.
5. Turn off the computer.
6. Place the newly create ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A:
and turn on the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the
System ROM.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE COMPUTER WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE!
 

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