SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP5672
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario IDE Driver Update for Removeable Drives
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A 
LANGUAGE:  US English
CATEGORY:  Consumer/Software Solutions

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario 4784, 4814, 4860, 4550 

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  Internal Iomega Zip Drive (IDE)

EFFECTIVE DATE:  17 November 1997

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes 

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a diskette containing an update to the IDE driver for 
Presario models mentioned above, which contain an Internal IDE Zip Drive.

Enhancements/Fixes:
  - Fixes problems with Removable IDE Drives in Windows 95.
  - Fixes problem where not all CD-ROM Changer Drives are visible in Windows 95.
  - Adds Windows 95 IDE Support for SMART, DMA, and ATAPI tape drives.
  - Corrects errors accessing hard disk in DMA mode with Spin-Down enabled.
  - Corrects error message when running Jet Database Engine Stress Test.

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. To install the update, run SETUP.EXE.  For example, with the diskette 
in drive A, select Start, select Run, then enter:

    a:\setup

6. Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the installation program.

Copyright 1997, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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