TITLE:  Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver

VERSION:  5.00 REV:  A
DESCRIPTION:  
This package contains drivers for the listed Broadcom Wireless LAN adapters
installed in the listed notebook models and operating systems. 

This driver supports 802.11i/WPA2 for a/b/g and certain b/g WLAN cards. For
other cards, it provides Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) support. This driver also
supports Cisco Compatible Extensions Program V4.0 features (software supplicant
required) and provides support for "125 High Speed Mode" for notebooks with
Broadcom 802.11g and 802.11a/b/g cards that support "125M High Speed Mode."

PURPOSE:  Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP32156
SUPERSEDES:  None
EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 17, 2006
CATEGORY:  Driver - Network
SSM SUPPORTED:  YES

PRODUCT TYPE(S):  
Notebooks

PRODUCT MODEL(S):  
Compaq Presario M2000 Notebook PCSeries
Compaq Presario V2000 Notebook PCSeries
Compaq Presario V4000 Notebook PCSeries
Compaq Presario V5000 Notebook PCSeries
HP Compaq nx6105 Notebook PC
HP Pavilion dv1000 Notebook PC Series
HP Pavilion dv4000 Notebook PC Series
HP Pavilion dv5000 Notebook PC Series
HP Pavilion dv8000 Notebook PC Series
HP Pavilion ze2000 Notebook PC Series
HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC

DEVICES SUPPORTED:  
Broadcom 802.11 a/b/g
Broadcom 802.11 b/g
Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g


OPERATING SYSTEM(S):  
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

LANGUAGE(S):
Chinese (Prc. Simplified)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional)
US English

ENHANCEMENTS:  
- Provides Broadcom WLAN driver Version 4.10.40.0, which:
  * Adds support for Broadcom 802.11 b/g and Broadcom 802.11 a/b/g PCI-e
    adapters.
  * Adds support for Cisco Compatible Extensions 4 (software supplicant
    required).
  * Enables Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support by default.

- Adds support for driver rollback when driver is installed from InstallShield.

FIXES: 
- Removes double entry for "roaming preference."
- Fixes issue where the notebook failed to reconnect to IBSS (ad-hoc) if driver
  was switched off and then switched on by the Microsoft Windows Zero
  Configuration Utility.

PREREQUISITES:  
None

HOW TO USE:  
1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: After the files are unpacked, the Setup program runs automatically. If
the setup program (Setup.exe) needs to be run manually, look for it in the
download directory.


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.