TITLE: Presario 1700 Series Notebooks System ROM Update VERSION: F.14 DESCRIPTION: This contains a System ROM update for the Presario notebook models listed below. PURPOSE: Recommended Update SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP20534 SUPERSEDES: SP20124 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 22, 2002 CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S) Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): Presario 1713EA, 1714EA, 1716EA, 1722EA, 1723EA, 1725EA, 1712US, 1720US, 1722US, 1715CA, 1720CA, 1722CA, 1711CL, 1710LA, 1711LA, 1721LA, 1703AP, 1704AP, 1705AP, 1711AP, 1712AP, 1713AP, 1714AP, 1715AP, 1721AP, 1722AP, 1723AP, 1724AP, 1725AP, 1722AU, 1713SC, 1714SC, 1715SC, 1716SC, 1723SC, 1724SC, 1725SC, 1711TC, 1712TC, 1713TC, 1714TC, 1715TC, 1716TC, 1721TC, 1723TC, 1725TC, 1722TC, 1724TC, 1726TC, 1717RSH, 1703KR, 1704KR OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition LANGUAGE(S): US English ENHANCEMENTS: - Supports new Intel chip sets, Silicon GMCH A6 and ICH3-M B1. PREREQUISITES: N/A HOW TO USE: You MUST login your computer as Administrator in order to update System BIOS. 1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary directory. The file downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file. Then follow the instructions to continue updating the System ROM. IMPORTANT: DO NOT INTERRUPT OR TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS! 3. The computer should automatically restart when the ROM update is finished. If the computer does not automatically restart, you will need to turn it off and turn it back on for the changes to be in effect. (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.