TITLE: ROMpaq for Evo N610c System BIOS (68P4F ROM)

VERSION: F.10 Rev A
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a diskette for upgrading the System BIOS (68P4F) in Evo
N610c Series notebooks.  The BIOS interfaces directly with the hardware of the computer.

PURPOSE: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP24073
SUPERSEDES: SP23723
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 2003
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs/BIOS and Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
Compaq Evo N610c Series

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
 - Adds USB splitter support.
 - Displays keyboard controller Flash update message.
 
FIXES: 
 - Fixes issue where Display Switching did not funcion properly with APR (Advance Port
   Replicator) or PR(Port Replicator).
 - Fixes issue where L1 cache showed only 16kb instead of 20kb in F10 Setup.
 - Fixes issue where notebook lost time if a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) was added as a 2nd drive
   in the MultiBay.
 - Fixes the issue where the setting of the Wireless LAN (MultiPort Fn+F2) button could not 
   be saved into the USB floppy drive.

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 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.  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 created Compaq Evo N610c ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A:
and turn on the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the
System BIOS.

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

Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.