SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP19142
PART NUMBER:  225612-005
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario 170xxx Specific Models System ROM Update
VERSION:  F.0D (07/28/01)
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaq

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  
Compaq Presario 1700TC, 1700AI, 1700AP,  1700AU, 1700CA, 1700CL, 1700EA, 
                1700JP, 1700KR, 1700RSH, 1700SR, 1700T,  1700TA, 1700US, 
		1701S,  1701AI, 1701AP,  1701AU, 1701CA, 1701CL, 1701EA, 1701FR, 
		1701JP, 1701KR, 1701RSH, 1701SR, 1701T,  1701TA, 1701US, 1702FR,
		1702AP, 1702CL, 1702EA,  1702JP, 1702KR, 1702RSH,1702SR, 1702T, 1702TA, 
		1702US, 1703JP, 1703T,   1703TA, 1703US, 1704AP, 1704T, 1704TA, 1704US, 
                1705AP, 1705T,  1705US, 1706AP,  1706T,  1707AP, 1707T,  1708T, 1709T,
                1710T,  17XL561, 1702TC

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:  2.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP18577

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette to update the System ROM on the 
Presario 170xxx Series notebook models listed above.

Enhancements/Fixes:

 -  Adds support for Windows XP operating system.
 -  Removes Evaluation version string for F0D version.
 -  Removes the Operation Region part for checked build installation.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Format a 1.44-MB diskette.

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

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file.  You will be prompted to place
    the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to create the ROMPaq diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file if you wish.

5.  Shutdown and turn off the computer.  Wait 15 seconds.  Place the ROMPaq diskette into
    drive A: and turn on the power, allowing the computer to boot from the diskette.

6.  The ROMPaq diskette will automatically update the System ROM and notify you when the 
    update is finished.

    CAUTION:  DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS

7.  When the ROM update is finished, you will need to turn the computer off and back on for 
    the changes to be in effect.  Remove the ROMPaq diskette from the computer.  Turn the
    computer's power switch OFF, wait 15 seconds, then turn the switch ON again.

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