TITLE: Keyboard Controller Firmware Update for Presario 1500/Evo N1000c/Evo N1000v

VERSION: 15.27 Rev A
DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a diskette for updating the Keyboard Controller Firmware
(ROM) in Presario 1500, Evo N1000c, and Evo N1000v Series notebooks.  The KBC ROM
interfaces directly with the hardware of the computer.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP25169
SUPERSEDES: SP23191
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 20, 2003
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs/BIOS and Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
Compaq Evo N1000c
Compaq Evo N1000v
Compaq Presario 1500AP, 1500AU, 1500SC, 1500TC, 1500US, 1501AP, 1501CL, 1501LA, 1501TC, 
1502LA, 1502SC, 1502TC, 1503AP, 1503TC, 1504AP, 1504TC, 1505AP, 1505EA, 1505EA, 1505TC, 
1505US, 1506AP, 1506TC, 1507AP, 1507EA, 1507TC, 1508AP, 1508AP, 1508EA, 1508TC, 1509AP, 
1509AU, 1510AP, 1510AU, 1510CA, 1510EA, 1510EA, 1510T, 1510TC, 1510US, 1511AP, 1511TC, 
1512AP, 1512TC, 1513AP, 1514AP, 1515AP, 1515EA, 1516EA, 1520CA, 1520US, 1525CA, 1525US, 
1528CL

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

FIXES: 
 - Fixes issue where charger LED would blink when a fully charged Korean made cell
   was inserted.
 
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 KBC ROM update diskette in Drive A: and turn on the computer.

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

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