SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP7012	
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario Specific Notebook Models ESS 1869/1887/1888 Audio Driver
VERSION:  4.04 Rev A 
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Driver

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario notebooks with ESS 1869/1887/1888 Audio,
                    including Presario 1207, 1210, 1610, 1611, 1615, 1620, 1621, 
                                       1622, 1630, 1680, 1681, 1682

             NOTE:  To determine if your computer uses ESS 1869/1887/1888 Audio,
                    select Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click the 
                    System icon, select the Device Manager tab, select the 
                    plus sign next to the icon for "Sound, Video ...," and 
                    look for ES1869, ES1887, or ES1888 among the devices listed. 

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95,
                   Microsoft Windows 98

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  See PRODUCTS AFFECTED  

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 6, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.1

SUPERSEDES:  SP6495 (for affected Presario notebook models)

DESCRIPTION:  Unpacks the files needed to install the driver for the 
ESS 1869, 1887, or 1888 Audio chipset in selected Presario notebooks
(see PRODUCTS AFFECTED).  

Enhancement/Fixes:
  Fixes various problems caused when upgrading to Windows 98, which 
  overwrites the Compaq ESS Audio driver, including the following:
   - The Advanced Audio Control cannot be seen.
   - When adjusting the volume using the volume knob on a Compaq monitor: 
     - The blue or green volume indicator lines are not seen on the screen.
     - The introduction video for Monster Truck Madness freezes and/or the 
       audio stutters.
   - When a user tries to set up their sound board for some games played in 
     a DOS session, the board is not detected and the game will not play.
     Examples include the games Warcraft II and SimCity 2000.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change 
to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is a self-extracting
executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files.
The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed.
You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for 
the files, or default to the download directory.

3. After the files have been created, you may delete the  
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. To install, run SETUP.EXE from the download directory.

5. After a successful installation is completed, you may delete the files
created in step 2 if you wish.

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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