SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9715
PART NUMBER:  127566-001
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario Specific 1999 Model System ROM Update
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Presario 5206, 5230, 5260, 5266, 5270, 5280, 5290, 5296;
 5650, 5670, 5673, 5676, 5677, 5686, 5690, 5695, 5696, 5697

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  March 30, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.01

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates a bootable Compaq Presario ROMPaq Upgrade
Diskette, which can be used to update the System ROM to the following 
versions for the following Presario models:

 ROM    Presario Model                                         ROM Version
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
686I6 - 5206, 5230, 5260, 5266, 5270, 5280, 5290, 5296          03/23/99
686L2 - 5650, 5670, 5673, 5676, 5677, 5686, 5690, 5695, 5696,   03/19/99
        5697

Enhancements/Fixes:

Presario Models  5206, 5230, 5260, 5266, 5270, 5280, 5290, 5296

  In this SoftPaq:

    - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the
      CPU serial number.
    - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor.
    - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec
      AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card.
    - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from
      overwriting the system ROM during the boot process and hanging
      the system.
    - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave
      position.
    - Fixed issue with some 3rd party marginal memory modules.

Presario Models  5650, 5670, 5673, 5676, 5677, 5686, 5690, 5695, 5696, 5697

  In this SoftPaq:

    - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the
      CPU serial number.
    - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor.
    - Fixed a problem where the video wouldn't turn off when the system
      went to sleep.
    - Fixed a very intermittent problem that could cause Windows to have
      difficulty with updating the system configuration.
    - Fixed a problem that caused Windows to crash when disabling a PCI IRQ
      link.
    - Fixed a problem booting from SCSI when it shared an IRQ with a Diamond
      audio card.
    - Fixed a problem where PCI bridge devices on expansion boards were not
      getting IRQs assigned.
    - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave
      position.


HOW TO USE:

1.  Format a 1.44-MB diskette.

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

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file.
    You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette
    into a diskette drive to create the ROMPaq diskette.

4.  After the files are created, you may delete the downloaded
    file if you wish.

5.  Place the ROMPaq diskette into drive A: of the computer you
    wish to update and turn on the power or reboot the computer,
    allowing it to boot from the diskette.

6.  Follow the instructions on the screen to continue.

7.  Select the ROM version to be installed.

8.  The ROMPaq diskette will automatically update the System ROM and 
    notify you when the update is finished.

    DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER'S POWER DURING THIS PROCESS

9.  When the ROM update is finished, you will need to turn the computer off
    and back on for the changes to be in effect.  Remove the ROMPaq diskette
    from the computer.  Turn the computer's power switch OFF, wait 15
    seconds, then turn the switch ON again.

IMPORTANT: When the power switch on the back of the unit is switched off,
           the power protection features of the power supply require that
           the switch be in the off position for up to 15 seconds before 
           being switched back on.  Otherwise, the power supply might not
           turn on.

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