TITLE: Evo N160 Series Notebooks Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update

VERSION: 9.18
DESCRIPTION: This contains a firmware update for the Battery Controller/KBC (Keyboard 
Controller) in Evo N160 Series notebooks.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP20068
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 2001
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
Compaq Evo N160 Series: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 98
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English
 
FIXES: 
 - Improved thermal sensor coding to prevent system from overheating. 

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file that is downloaded 
    is an executable with a filename based on the 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 notebook to be updated and insert the created diskette.

7.  Turn the notebook on, allowing it to boot from the diskette.

8.  Follow the on-screen instructions to update the Keyboard Controller ROM.

    IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS!


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