SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP17259
PART NUMBER:  229320-004
FILE NAME:  SP17259.exe
TITLE:  Presario 3500 Series System ROM Update (Japanese)
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  Japanese

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Consumer Desktop

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Presario 3ST354, 3ST390

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
                  
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 24, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0       

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates a ROMPaq firmware diskette that can be used to locally 
restore or upgrade the System ROM in the listed Presario 3500 Series models.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Changes IRQ routing when CF-Card / SmartMedia is inserted in PCMCIA Slot.

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 1.10 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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