SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP9621 PART NUMBER: 277095-005 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Presario 1650/1655 System ROM Update VERSION: F0E (01/26/99) LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Presario 1650, 1655 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.0 SUPERSEDES: SP8557 DESCRIPTION: Creates a bootable diskette to update the System ROM on Presario 1650 and 1655 notebooks. Enhancements/Fixes: - Fixes DisqPlay feature not working with some CD-ROM drives - Updates Intel Pentium II microcode. - Fixes problem with system lock-up when turning notebook on. - Fixes time and date to update correctly following a low battery hibernation. - Enables Ultra DMA support for improved hard drive performance. - Fixes F10 Setup 60-minute sleep timeout (DOS mode only). - Fixes F10 Setup password protection on return from hibernation. - Fixes F10 Setup power management when restarting to DOS from Windows. HOW TO USE: 1. Format a 1.44-MB diskette. 2. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary, empty directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file. You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to create the ROMPaq diskette. 4. After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file if you wish. 5. Shutdown and turn off the computer. Wait 15 seconds. Place the ROMPaq diskette into drive A: and turn on the power, allowing the computer to boot from the diskette. 6. The ROMPaq diskette will automatically update the System ROM and notify you when the update is finished. CAUTION: DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS 7. When the ROM update is finished, you will need to turn the computer off and back on for the changes to be in effect. Remove the ROMPaq diskette from the computer. Turn the computer's power switch OFF, wait 15 seconds, then turn the switch ON again. Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies