SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP17512
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: Evo N400c System BIOS (ROMPaq)
VERSION: 686AW_2001.0503 Rev A
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Evo N400c Family: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows ME
                  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
                  IBM OS/2

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0

SUPERSEDES: N/A

DESCRIPTION: This is the system BIOS (ROMPaq) upgrade for the Evo notebook 
family and models listed in PRODUCTS AFFECTED above.  The BIOS interfaces 
directly with the hardware of system.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Fixes issue where it resumed from Suspend too slowly when no diskette drive installed.
 - Fixes issue where Low BAT2 caused repeated Suspend/Resume.
 - Fixes issue where pressing Resume button during Low BAT2 caused Windows 2000 
   lockup during login.

HOW TO USE

1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2. Download the ROMPaq/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 ROMPaq/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 computer.

6. Place the newly created Compaq Evo N400c ROMPaq Diskette in Drive A: 
and turn on the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the 
System BIOS.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE COMPUTER WHILE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE!


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