TITLE: ROMPaq for HP Notebook System BIOS (68P4F ROM) – DOS Bootable Diskette VERSION: F.1A DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a diskette for upgrading the System BIOS (68P4F ROM) in the Evo notebook models listed below. The BIOS interfaces directly with the hardware of the computer. PURPOSE: Recommended SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP27738 SUPERSEDES: SP27030 EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 2004 CATEGORY: BIOS SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): Evo N610c Series Evo N610v 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 - Fixes a problem that could occur in a notebook running on AC power only with no battery power available. If it entered Standby mode and then lost AC power, it would not come back up normally when power was restored. 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) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.