SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP7078 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Netelligent 56K ISA Modem K56flex-to-V.90 Firmware Upgrade Wizard VERSION: 1.00 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Drivers DIVISIONS: Comm-Network PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Netelligent 56K ISA Data/Fax Modem (Firmware Ver. 1.x) OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 95/98 (DOS session), Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: IBM Compatible 486DX2/66 or greater with 4 MB system RAM, at least 5 MB of free hard disk space, and a Compaq Netelligent 56K ISA Data/Fax Modem PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: Unpacks the files needed to install the K56flex-to-V.90 Upgrade Wizard, which upgrades the modem firmware to the V.90 standard on Compaq Netelligent 56K ISA Data/Fax Modems. The Upgrade Wizard allows the user to switch easily among the following three firmware versions at any time: - Failsafe backup of the original modem firmware - K56flex transitional firmware (V. 2.013A, "V.90-aware") NOTE: This firmware permits tracking the modem's connections and detects when the ISP's modems have been upgraded to the V.90 standard. - V.90 firmware (V. 2.065) The Upgrade Wizard performs the following: 1. Detects the modem and reads the current firmware version. 2. Backs up the current firmware of the modem to the users hard disk for possible later use. 3. Lets the user choose to upgrade the modem with either the K56flex transitional firmware or the V.90 firmware. 4. Monitors the connections the modem makes with ISPs and detects if the ISP has V.90 capability. If V.90 capability is detected, the user is notified when subsequently running the Update Wizard. The user is then prompted to update the modem with the V.90 firmware. KNOWN ISSUES The V.90 firmware included with the K56flex-to-V.90 Update Wizard will not allow highspeed connection to Lucent based Livingston servers. The following issues have been found: - The modem either connects at V.34 speeds or does not connect at all. To correct these errors, the V.90 Wizard must be run and the modem must be loaded with either the Failsafe Backup firmware or the K56flex transitional firmware. - In some rare cases, the modem locks up and continuously emits a beeping sound. In this case, the PC must be shut down (standard Microsoft Windows procedure), turned off and restarted. Then the V.90 Update Wizard must be run, and the modem must be loaded with either the Failsafe Backup firmware or the K56flex transitional firmware. HOW TO USE: 1. 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. 2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to confirm (or change) the name and location of the directory into which the files contained in the Softpaq will be unpacked. 3. After the files are unpacked, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 1. 4. To install the K56flex-to-V.90 Update Wizard, run SETUP.EXE from the download directory and follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the Upgrade Wizard creates the subdirectory \Compaq\CN56KISA\V90Wizrd on the hard drive, and the icons "V90 Wizard" and "Uninstall" in the program group "Compaq Netelligent 56k ISA". 5. Double-click on the icon "V90 Wizard" to run the K56flex-to-V.90 Update Wizard. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.