SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP4419
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario 1200/1600 Specific Models Fix for CD Controls (DisqPlay)
VERSION:   DP_0818.97
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Consumer/Fix

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Only Compaq Presario 1210, 1207, 1610, 1615, 1620, 1680, 
                    and 1682
          CAUTION:  Applying this ROMPaq to any other models may render
                    the computer inoperable.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  6 February 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette to upgrade the DisqPlay BIOS on 
only the Presario 1200 and 1600 models listed above.  

This fixes problems seen with some CD drives, where the CD controls would not 
work properly after pressing the control buttons rapidly and repeatedly.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change
    to that directory.  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.  Shut down the computer.

6.  Insert the created diskette in drive A: and turn the computer on,
    allowing it to boot from the diskette.

7.  Follow the prompts to complete the update.

8.  When the update has finished, remove the diskette, shut down the computer, 
    and restart it again in order for the update to take effect. 

  Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.
  
  Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
  trademarks of their respective companies