SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP18829
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Evo N400c CPQFlash Update Utility and ROM Upgrade (686AW ROM)
VERSION:  01.08.21
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq 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:  September 4, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP18466

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 USB Smartcard reader does not work after a warm boot
   when connected to one of the hub ports.
 - Fixes issue where Wake-on-Lan fails to restore connection after suspend.
 - Fixes issue where Intel PCI Card can't Wake-on-Lan from "Off" mode.
 - Added NIC support to multiboot popup.

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 to unpack the files.

3.  Refer to the CPQFlash utility documentation (CPQFlash.txt) for further 
instructions on using the CPQFlash utility to flash the System ROM on your PC.

WARNING:  DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR ATTEMPT TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER DURING THE 
UPGRADE PROCESS!!!

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


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