SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP6360
PART NUMBER:  276356-004
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario 450x/451x/452x/453x Specific Models System ROM Upgrade
VERSION:  6.0.I (11 February 1998)
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Consumer/ROMPaqs

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Only Compaq Presario Models 4502, 4504, 4505, 4506, 4508, 
                    4510ES, 4512, 4520, 4522, 4524, 4526, 4528, 4532
          CAUTION:  Applying this ROM upgrade to other models may render your 
                    computer useless.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  11 February 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.01

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable ROMPaq firmware upgrade diskette that can 
be used to upgrade the System ROM in ONLY the Presario models specifically 
mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section above.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Reduces system audio noise and changes the setup default setting for 
   "Resume On Time" to disabled.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change
    to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is an executable
    with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file
    and follow the on-screen instructions.  You will be prompted to
    insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.

4.  After the diskette has been created, you may delete the
    SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

5.  From Windows 95, shut down the computer.

6. Insert the created ROMPaq upgrade diskette in drive A: and restart the 
   computer, allowing the system to boot from the diskette.  The System ROM 
   upgrade procedure starts automatically.

   IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADE PROCESS!

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