SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP16074
PART NUMBER: 229320-005
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro iPaq and iPaq Legacy Free Series 815e (686P7 ROM)
VERSION: v1.11
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS: Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     iPAQ: P866/815e,C700/815e
     iPAQ Legacy-Free: P866/815e,C700/815e

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Me
                  Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95
                  Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
                  Microsoft Windows 3.1
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
                  Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
                  Microsoft MS-DOS
                  ROMPaqs and System Software

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 02, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0       

SUPERSEDES: SP16072

DESCRIPTION:
This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally 
restore or upgrade the System ROM in the Deskpro iPaq models with a 686P7 
Family ROM.  A backup of the current System ROM will be copied onto the ROMPaq 
diskette during the flash process.

The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by running the Setup Utility by 
pressing F10 on the target computer during system power on of the computer, and 
viewing File/System Information.  This information can be saved into a text 
file by selecting File/Save to Diskette.

This is the same System ROM version that was originally included on the above 
models.  It is made available here as a convenience for users who may need to 
restore it to their computer for any reason.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
- Revised Legacy power management.
- Corrected routine that adjusts the floppy drive numbers to support booting from 
  internal/USB/Multibay floppy drives.
- Corrected a long delay when coming out of S3 when a USB floppy drive is 
  attached.

HOW TO USE:

1.   Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette and place it in your A: drive.

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 to build the ROMPaq diskette.

4.  After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file 
downloaded in step 2.

5.  Place the newly created diskette in the A: drive of the computer to be 
upgraded or restored and cycle system power to boot from the ROMPaq diskette.

6.  Follow the on-screen instructions to select the Version 1.11 Compaq System 
ROM and flash the firmware.

WARNING:  DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE 
UPGRADE PROCESS!!!

Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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