SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP5787
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  PCCARD.VXD
TITLE:  Presario 1600 Cardbus Software Update
VERSION:   04/25/97
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Consumer/Software Solutions

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario 1611, 1621, 1622, 1630, 1681.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  15 January 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  None

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a diskette with an installation file that updates
the Cardbus software in Presario 1600 notebooks.  Specifically, it replaces 
the file PCCARD.VXD in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory with a version 
dated 04/25/97.

IMPORTANT:  Do not install this update if PCCARD.VXD is already dated 04/25/97
            or later.

Enhancements/Fixes:

This version fixes the following problems that occur when running 
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).  Refer to documentation
in the SoftPaq for greater detail behind the issues.

 - Supports the Advanced Power Management function of Resume On Ring 
   for PC Card (PCMCIA) modems which comply with the PC Card 2.x
   specification as well as the PC Card 5.x specification.  Without this 
   update, this function is supported for the PC Card 5.x specification 
   only.

 - The computer may lock up unexpectedly when using an Intel ProShare 
   PC Card.

 - A PC Card device may not be recognized if it is removed and then 
   reinserted.

 - When a PC Card modem is powered off automatically by power management, 
   it is not powered on again when needed.

-  When an SRAM card is the first card inserted into certain docking 
   stations after the computer boots, the computer may lock up.

-  Data read or copied from a ROM PC Card device may be corrupted.

-  Some Cardbus cards, such as certain SCSI cards, will cause the system 
   to lock up when it resumes from suspend mode.  

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 intall the upgrade, run the executable file on the created 
    diskette.

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