TITLE: Presario 1700 Series Notebooks System ROM Update

VERSION: F.10
DESCRIPTION: This contains a System ROM update for the Presario notebook models 
listed below.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP20059
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 2001
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs and System Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S)
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
Presario 1711AP, 1711CL, 1711LA, 1711TC, 1712AP, 1712TC, 1712US, 1713AP, 1713EA, 1713SC,
         1713TC, 1714AP, 1714EA, 1714SC, 1714TC, 1715AP, 171CA, 1715SC, 1715TC, 1716EA,
         1716SC, 1716TC, 1717RSH, 1720CA, 1720US

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 2000, 
Microsoft Windows XP Home
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English
 
FIXES: 
 - Adds support for the 1266/800MHz Tualatin processor with flexible 
   core/bus frequency.
 - Fixes system lockup issue caused by DVD drive with XP/830M/GV1 chipset.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 

IMPORTANT: You MUST login to your computer as Administrator in order to update 
           the System ROM.

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.
 
 
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