SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP18466
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Evo N400c CPQFlash Update Utility and ROM Upgrade (686AW ROM)
VERSION:  01.06.27
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Evo N400c Series

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows ME
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2                
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 26, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP17514

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the
System ROM for Evo N400c Series notebooks. The BIOS/ROM image file must be 
used with CPQFlash update utility in order to actually flash (upgrade) the ROM image 
on one of the affected Evo notebooks.  

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Fixes issue where Windows 98 could not resume from Standby after hibernation.
 - Fixes issue where Windows 98 could not enter hibernation again after resuming from
   Standby.
 - Fixes issue where a SMART Hard Drive error message was blocked from view.
 - Fixes issue after Multi Boot popup is displayed, where any error message that 
   followed was displayed in the wrong cursor position.
 - Fixes issue with Multiboot Express popup enabled and floppy controller disabled, 
   where the system could not boot to Windows 98 or Windows 2000 because of Windows 
   protection error or Stop message.
 - Fixes issue where Ctrl+Alt+Del did not function after using Fn+Power to reboot.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary, empty directory on your hard drive. 
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the
SoftPaq Number above. 

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  

3. After the system has been shutdown, you may delete all temporary files
and the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 1.


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