SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP17464
PART NUMBER:  225608-002
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:   Presario 180xxx Specific Models Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update
VERSION:  5.03
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario 1800CL, 1800EA, 1800FR, 1800RSH, 1800SR, 1800T, 
                    1800TA, 1800US, 1801T, 1801TA, 1801US, 1802T, 1802TA, 1802US, 
                    1803T, 1803TA, 1803US, 1804T, 1804TA, 1805T, 1805TA, 1806T, 
                    1806TA, 1807T, 1807TA

                    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 Millennium Edition (ME), 
                   Microsoft Windows 2000, 
                   Microsoft Windows XP

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  september 20, 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:

    -  Updates KBC to support Windows XP Upgrade

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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