TITLE: ROMPaq for Notebooks System BIOS Update

VERSION: KE.M1.61
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally restore or 
upgrade the System BIOS in the Presario and Pavilion models listed below.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP24867
SUPERSEDES: SP24779
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15, 2003
CATEGORY: ROMPaq
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks

PRODUCT MODEL(S): 

Evo N1050v (Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000)

Presario models (Windows XP ONLY):
2100AP, 2100CA, 2100LA, 2100US, 2101AP, 2101US, 2102AP, 2102EA, 2102US, 2103EA, 2104AP, 
2104EA, 2105AP, 2105EA, 2105LA, 2106AP, 2106EA, 2107AP, 2107EA, 2108AP, 2110AP, 2110EA, 
2110LA, 2111AP, 2111LA, 2112AP, 2112EA, 2114AP, 2114EA, 2115AP, 2115EA, 2116AP, 2117AP, 
2118AD, 2119AD, 2120AD, 2120AP, 2121EA, 2122AD, 2123AD, 2124AD, 2125AD, 2125AP, 2125EA, 
2126AD, 2126EA, 2127AD, 2127EA, 2127EA, 2128AD, 2128EA, 2129AD, 2129EA, 2130AD, 2130AP, 
2131AD, 2132EA, 2133AD, 2133EA, 2134AD, 2134EA, 2135AD, 2135AP, 2135EA, 2135US, 2136AD, 
2136EA, 2137AD, 2137EA, 2138AD, 2139AD, 2140AD, 2140AP, 2141AD, 2143AD, 2144AD, 2145AD, 
2145AP, 2145EA, 2146AD, 2146EA, 2147AD, 2147EA, 2148AD, 2149AD, 2149EA, 2150AD, 2150AP, 
2150US, 2151AD, 2152D, 2153AP, 2153EA, 2154AP, 2155EA, 2160US, 2161US, 2162US, 2162AD, 
2163AD, 2163EA, 2164EA, 2165EA, 2166EA, 2167EA, 2169EA, 2172EA, 2173EA, 2175EA, 2170US

Pavilion models (Windows XP ONLY):
xt236, xt545, ze4201, ze4202s, ze4204s, ze4206s, ze4207, ze4208s, ze4208s, ze4209, ze4210, 
ze4211, ze4219, ze4219, ze4220, ze4221, ze4222, ze4229, ze4230, ze4231, ze4232s, ZE4239, 
ze4240, ze4241, ze4251, ze4261, ze4268, ze4271, ze4274s, ze4278, ze4281, ze4282, ze4284, 
ze4288, ze4292, ze4294, ze4294, ze4298, ze4305EA, ze4307LA, ze4308EA, ze4310, ze4311, 
ze4312, ze4313, ze4314, ze4315, ze4315ca, ze4316, ze4317, ze4318, ze4319, ze4320, ze4321, 
ze4323EA, ze4325ca, ze4325EA, ze4335us, ze4345EA, ze4347EA, ze4348EA, ze4351EA, ze4367EA, 
ze4375EA, ze4385EA, ze4386EA, ze4420ca, ze4410ca, ze4404EA, ze4404EA, ze4410AP, ze4411AP

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
OS Independent
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS:
 - Sets default DC brightness at the maximum level. 

FIXES:
 - Fixes issue where writing a CD/DVD failed with HP DVD+RW writer.
 - Fixes display switch toggle problem with VGA display utility.
 - Fixes issue where CISCO smartcard reader failed.
 - Fixes issue where ESC key could not invoke boot menu if logged in with user password.
 - Fixes issue where notebook automatically entered hibernation again after resuming
   from hibernation and then being left idle for 5 minutes.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 

1. Download the SoftPaq to an empty directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the
SoftPaq Number above.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file
and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

4. Turn off the computer.

5. Place the newly created ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A: and turn on the computer to update 
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.