TITLE: Presario 2700 Series Notebooks System ROM Update

VERSION: F.0A
DESCRIPTION: This contains a System ROM update for the Presario notebook models listed 
below.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP19983
SUPERSEDES: 19866
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 2001
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S)
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): Presario 2700AP, 2700EA, 2700GR, 2700SC, 2700TC, 2700US, 
                  2701EA, 2701US, 2702EA

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Home, 
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 
Microsoft Windows 2000
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English
 
FIXES: 
 - Fixes a CPU issue that could cause lower performance and potential overheating.
 - Fixes the CPU speed reporting error on models with a Celeron 1.2- or 1.066-GHz 
   processor running Windows XP.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 

Note: You MUST logging as a computer Administrator in order to perform BIOS update.

1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary directory. The file downloaded is an
executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file.  Then follow the
instructions to continue updating the System ROM.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT INTERRUPT OR TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS!

3. The computer should automatically restart when the ROM update is finished.
If the computer does not automatically restart, you will need to turn it
off and turn it back on for the changes to be in effect.
 
 
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