SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP7804 PART NUMBER: 327353-002 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: LTE 5000 ROMPaq Upgrade VERSION: 7.32 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq LTE 5000 Series OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 22 July 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP5992 (ROM Version 7.20) DESCRIPTION: Creates a ROMpaq diskette to upgrade the System ROM to Version 7.32 for LTE 5000 Series notebook computers. Enhancements/Fixes: - Provides support for 4.0GB and 5.0GB hard drives. - Modifies the lid switch behavior to prevent the illumination of the display if the lid switch is toggled and QuickBlank is asserted. This ROM version includes fixes included in the previous Version 7.02 ROM and Version 7.20 ROM: - Fixes a problem introduced in Version 7.02 that caused an external keyboard or pointing device not to re-initialize after a warm boot. - Fixes a problem where the docking indicator showed that the notebook was docked even after it was undocked from the MultiBay Expansion Base. - Year 2000 support Reports the correct date when the century rollover occurs during runtime, providing NSTL compliance. - Hard Drive Wear Protection Incorporates a hard drive spin-down feature following 17 minutes of idle hard drive time (no read/write activity), regardless of power management settings to compensate for those LTE 5000 hard drives that lack the patrol seek feature. - Intelligent Manageability Thermal Messaging Adjusts the thermal reporting threshold so that the delivery of Thermal Messages by the IM agent no longer occurs at premature or inappropriate times. - Other enhancements and resolutions to customer issues in Power Management, Power-on-Password, and MPEG support NOTE: The LTE 5000 notebook should be undocked and connected to AC power when upgrading the System ROM. 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. Run F10 Setup. a. Write down any custom settings, such as network or power management parameters. b. Check the System ROM Revision. Proceed with the upgrade if the ROM Revision is less than 7.32. 6. Power down the computer. 7. If the computer is docked in a MultiBay Expansion Base, undock the computer. 8. Connect to AC Power. IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE SYSTEM WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE! 9. To upgrade the ROM, insert the newly created Compaq LTE 5000 ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A:, power up the computer, and follow the on-screen instructions. 10. Ignore the warning message: CMOS CHECKSUM INVALID - LOADING USER DEFAULTS This is a normal result of a ROM upgrade. Allow the unit to reboot. NOTE: If the computer is docked in the MultiBay Expansion Base (MEB) or connected to a network, a warning notice about configuration defaults may be displayed the first time Windows 95 is restarted. This is because the ROM upgrade restores default values that Windows 95 automatically reconfigures. These messages should be ignored. They can be avoided by restarting Windows 95 with the computer not docked in the MEB and not connected to a network. 11. Run F10 Setup. a. Reset any custom settings, such as network or power management parameters, if necessary. b. Save and Exit. Copyright 1997, 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.