TITLE: Notebooks Windows XP Registry Patch to Reset DVD Mode from PIO to DMA VERSION: 1.00 Rev A DESCRIPTION: This Softpaq contains a registry patch to reset the DVD mode from PIO to DMA. It fixes a potential problem in only the Compaq notebook computers listed below, where the DVD mode is incorrectly switched during startup from DMA to PIO. PURPOSE: Recommended Update SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP20531 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: Febuary 19, 2002 CATEGORY: Management and System Software SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S) Compaq Presario 700Z, 700CA, 700US, 701CL, 702US, 705CA, 705US, 710US, 711CL, 715US, 717RSH Compaq EVO N115 OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional LANGUAGE(S): English (US), French (FR), LA Spanish (LA), Brazilian Portuguese (BR) PREREQUISITES: Factory-installed Windows XP on one of the Compaq notebook computers listed above. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq number above. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. (c) 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Compaq and the Compaq logo are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.