SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP17454
PART NUMBER:  219905-003 & 225611-002
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:   Presario 17XL, 1700xx, 1701xx, 1702xx Specific Models Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update
VERSION:  T.20
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario models:  17XL360, 17XL361, 17XL362, 17XL364, 17XL365, 17XL367, 
                        17XL368, 17XL369, 17XL370, 17XL371, 17XL375, 17XL460, 17XL461, 17XL462,
                        17XL463, 17XL464, 17XL465, 17XL466, 17XL467, 17XL468, 17XL469, 17XL470,
                        17XL471, 17XL472, 17XL473, 17XL474, 17XL475, 17XL476, 17XL477, 17XL478,
                        17XL480, 17XL482, 17XL485, 17XL488, 17XL490, 17XL492, 17XL560, 17XL561, 
         	        17XL562, 17XL563, 17XL564, 17XL565, 17XL566, 17XL567, 17XL568, 17XL569,
                        17XL570, 17XL571, 17XL572, 17XL573, 17XL574, 17XL575, 17XL576, 17XL577,
                        17XL578, 17XL579, 17XL580, 17XL3, 17XL4, 1700AI, 1700AK, 1700AP, 1700AT,
                        1700AU, 1700EA, 1700LA, 1700US, 1701AI, 1701AP, 1701TC, 1701EA, 1701LB, 
                        1701CL, 1702AK, 1702AP, 1702AT, 1702LB,

                    NOTE:  This update utility checks the version of the current 
                           Battery Controller/Keyboard Controller (KBC) ROM and  
                           only updates the ROM on notebooks in the above series 
                           that require the update.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows ME,  
                   Microsoft Windows 2000

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 13, 2001 

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A
             
DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette to upgrade the Battery Controller/
Keyboard Controller(KBC) ROM on only those Presario notebook models listed 
above that require the update.  

Enhancements/Fixes:

    -  Update for power management control under critical hibernation (low battery) conditions.
    -  Enhancements to system thermal solution.


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.  Turn off the notebook to be updated and insert the created diskette.

7.  Turn the notebook on, allowing it to boot from the diskette.

8.  Follow the on-screen instructions to update the Keyboard Controller ROM.

    IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS!

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