TITLE: ROMPaq for Notebooks With 68BAS Family ROM VERSION: F.25 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a diskette for upgrading the System BIOS (68BAS ROM) in the notebook models listed below. The BIOS interfaces directly with the hardware of the computer. PURPOSE: Recommended SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP27152 SUPERSEDES: SP25507 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 6, 2004 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP Compaq Business Notebook nc4000 HP Compaq Business Notebook nc4010 OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional LANGUAGE(S): Global ENHANCEMENTS: - New hard drive self-test combines the long and short tests and includes the hard drive SMART check capability. - Adds new Intel processor microcode. FIXES: - Fixes issue where the Wireless button would open the language menu in F10 Setup. - Fixes issue where USB devices would not resume the computer from Standby mode when Bluetooth was enabled. - Fixes critical Windows NT hibernation 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 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 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) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.