SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP12234
PART NUMBER:  277229-009
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario Specific 1998 Model System ROM Update
VERSION:  2.38 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Presario 4240ES, 4860, 4862, 4870, 4880, 4882, 5000, 5010,
 5015, 5020, 5023, 5027, 5030, 5032, 5034ES, 5035, 5037, 5038, 5050, 5056,
 5060, 5062, 5110, 5130, 5137, 5140, 5147, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154,
 5155, 5160, 5170, 5177, 5180, 5190, 5192, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5220,
 5222, 5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250, 5253, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5285, 
 5286, 5600, 5610, 5612, 5620, 5630, 5635, 5640, 5660, 5665, 5670

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  November 4, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.01

SUPERSEDES:  SP11599, SP10878, SP9949, SP9697, SP8898

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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
686A1 - 5060, 5062, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5160,    10/18/99
        5190, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5220 (See Note),
        5222 (See Note), 5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250,
        5253, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5285, 5286
686I1 - 4860 (See Note), 4862, 4870, 4880, 4882                  05/18/99
686I2 - 5600, 5610, 5612, 5620, 5630, 5635, 5640, 5660, 5665,    05/18/99
        5670 (See Note)
686I3 - 4240ES, 5056, 5110, 5130, 5137, 5140, 5147, 5170,        05/18/99
        5177 (See Note), 5180, 5192
686I4 - 5000, 5010, 5015, 5020, 5023, 5027, 5030, 5032, 5034ES,  05/18/99
        5035, 5037, 5038, 5050

Note:   Model 4860 contains either a 686I1 ROM or a 686X1 ROM.
        Model 5177 contains either a 686I3 ROM or a 686U1 ROM.
        Model 5670 contains either a 686I2 ROM or a 686L2 ROM.
        F10 Setup or Compaq Diagnostics in the Control Panel will show the
        ROM version of the system.  This SoftPaq does not support your system
        if you do not have a 686A1, 686I1, 686I2, 686I3, or 686I4 ROM.

        Models 5220 and 5222 contain either a 686A1 ROM or a 586I1 ROM.
        These models with 586I1 ROMs have all-in-one chassis.  These models
        with 686A1 ROMs are microtowers.

All the ROMs in this SoftPaq contain BIOS support for the Year 2000.
Note: Not all software uses the BIOS for Year 2000 support.  The Year
2000 support in these ROMs will not fix all Year 2000 problems that may
exist in the software that is installed on your system.

Enhancements/Fixes:

Presario Models  5060, 5062, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5160, 5190,
     5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5220 (See Note above), 5222 (See Note above),
     5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250, 5253, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5285, 5286

  In this SoftPaq:

    - Added support for new DIMM memory modules.

    - Fixed an infrequent problem where the keyboard would become disabled
      when entering BIOS setup during power up.

  The following were fixed in SP11599 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Added support for the Macronix MX28F002T flash device.

  The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card
         and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3).
    - Fixed a problem where DMI (Type 7) was reporting L3 cache as disabled. 
    - Added support for 475 Mhz CPU speed.

  The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - 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.

  The following were fixed in SP8898 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed issue where unit would enter Sleep mode per BIOS timeouts even 
         when unit was configured to never timeout in Control Panel.
    - Updated Video BIOS to latest version: 4.150TG.
    - Fixed issue with some ISA option ROMs that would corrupt the BIOS boot
      code and lock up before booting to the OS.

  The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC 
         power occurred after Windows shutdown.  Users were still using 
         the rear power switch which made the feature confusing.  The power
         switch needed to be double cycled. 
    - Fixed an issue with some USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices.
    - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully 
         conform to the USB specification.

Presario Models 4860 (See Note above), 4862, 4870, 4880, 4882

  The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors.
    - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5.
    - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card
         and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3).
    - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the
         CPU serial number.
    - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec
         AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card.

  The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting
         the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system.
    - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor.
    - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position.

  The following was fixed in SP7653 and is also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Enhances SDRAM Clock timings.

Presario Models  5600, 5610, 5612, 5620, 5630, 5635, 5640, 5660, 5665,
     5670 (See Note above)

  The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors.
    - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5.
    - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card
         and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3).
    - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the
         CPU serial number.
    - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec
         AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card.
    - System will now halt if a fan is not present.

  The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting
         the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system.
    - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor.
    - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position.

  The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC 
         power occurred after Windows shutdown.  Users were still using 
         the rear power switch which made the feature confusing.  The power
         switch needed to be double cycled. 
    - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully 
         conform to the USB specification.

Presario Models  4240ES, 5056, 5110, 5130, 5137, 5140, 5147, 5170, 
     5177 (See Note above), 5180, 5192

  The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors.
    - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5.
    - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card
         and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3).

  The following were fixed in SP9949 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Added an Intel CPU patch for the Pentium III.
    - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the
         CPU serial number.
    - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec
      AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card.

  The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting
         the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system.
    - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor.
    - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position.

  The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC 
         power occurred after Windows shutdown.  Users were still using 
         the rear power switch which made the feature confusing.  The power
         switch needed to be double cycled. 
    - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully 
         conform to the USB specification.

Presario Models  5000, 5010, 5015, 5020, 5023, 5027, 5030, 5032, 5034ES, 5035,
     5037, 5038, 5050

  The following were fixed in SP10878 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Added latest CPU patches from Intel for new versions of the processors.
    - Upgraded the Intel L2 cache initialization code to version 3.5.
    - Fixed a problem that caused a conflict between the system video card
         and some third party video cards (Voodoo 3).
    - Added a field in F10 setup to allow a user to enable or disable the
         CPU serial number.
    - Fixed a problem that prevented the installation of an Adaptec
         AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI card.
    - Added support for up to 512MB of memory.

  The following were fixed in SP9697 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed an issue with option ROMs, on non-compliant cards, from overwriting
         the system ROM during the boot process and hanging the system.
    - Added latest CPU patch from Intel for a new version of the processor.
    - Fixed large drive support for the secondary IDE controller slave position.

  The following were fixed in SP8898 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Fixed issue of Unknown Video Capture Device showing up under Device
      Manager on some units.

  The following were fixed in SP8461 and are also included in this SoftPaq: 

    - Removed feature of putting system into "Soft Off" when loss of AC 
         power occurred after Windows shutdown.  Users were still using 
         the rear power switch which made the feature confusing.  The power
         switch needed to be double cycled. 
    - Enhanced DOS support for USB mice and keyboards that do not fully 
         conform to the USB specification.

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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