SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18469 PART NUMBER: 250393-00A-001 FILE NAME: 241679USAM.EXE TITLE: Presario Notebooks Windows ME Fix for Hard Drive Power Management VERSION: 4.72.2811.0 LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: Fix DIVISIONS: Consumer Mobile PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Presario 1200AN, 1200AP, 1200CA, 1200EA, 1200LA, 1200SC, 1200TA, 1200TC, 1200TH, 1200US, 1201AP, 1201EA, 1201T, 1201TA, 1201Z, 1202EA, 1202Z, 1203Z, 1204Z, 1205EA, 1210CA, 1210EA, 1210JP, 1210LA, 1210US, 1211CA, 1211EA, 1211LA, 1212CL, 1212EA, 1213EA, 1214EA, 1214NE, 1214SR, 1215EA, 1215US, 1216EA, 1216JP, 1217JP, 1219JP, 12XL107, 12XL3, 12XL300A, 12XL300B, 12XL301A, 12XL301B, 12XL302A, 12XL302B, 12XL303A, 12XL303B, 12XL304A, 12XL304B, 12XL305A, 12XL305B, 12XL306A, 12XL306B, 12XL307A, 12XL307B, 12XL308A, 12XL308B, 12XL309A, 12XL309B, 12XL310A, 12XL310B, 12XL311A, 12XL311B, 12XL312A, 12XL312B, 12XL313A, 12XL313B, 12XL314A, 12XL314B, 12XL315A, 12XL315B, 12XL316A, 12XL316B, 12XL317A, 12XL317B, 12XL318A, 12XL318B, 12XL319A, 12XL319B, 12XL320A, 12XL320B, 12XL321A, 12XL321B, 12XL322A, 12XL322B, 12XL323A, 12XL323B, 12XL324A, 12XL324B, 12XL325A, 12XL325B, 12XL326A, 12XL326B, 12XL327A, 12XL327B, 12XL328A, 12XL328B, 12XL329A, 12XL329B, 12XL330A, 12XL330B, 12XL331A, 12XL331B, 12XL332A, 12XL332B, 12XL333A, 12XL333B, 12XL334A, 12XL334B, 12XL335A, 12XL335B, 12XL336A, 12XL336B, 12XL337A, 12XL337B, 12XL338A, 12XL338B, 12XL339A, 12XL339B, 12XL400, 12XL401, 12XL402, 12XL403, 12XL404, 12XL405, 12XL406, 12XL408, 12XL409, 12XL410, 12XL411, 12XL412, 12XL413, 12XL420, 12XL421, 12XL423, 12XL426, 12XL427, 12XL430, 12XL5, 12XL500, 12XL501, 12XL502, 12XL521, 12XL526, 12XL527, 12XL610, 12XL630, 14XL3, 14XL340, 14XL341, 14XL342, 14XL343, 14XL344, 14XL345, 14XL346, 14XL347, 14XL348, 14XL349, 14XL350, 14XL351, 14XL352, 14XL353, 14XL354, 14XL355, 14XL356, 14XL357, 14XL358, 14XL359, 14XL420, 14XL440, 14XL442, 14XL443, 14XL446, 14XL447, 14XL453, 17001700AT, 1700AI, 1700AK, 1700AP, 1700AU, 1700EA, 1700KR, 1700LA, 1700TC, 1700US, 1701AI, 1701AP, 1701CL, 1701EA, 1701KR, 1701LB, 1701TC, 1702AK, 1702AP, 1702AT, 1702EA, 1702KR, 1702LB, 1702TC, 17XL3, 17XL360, 17XL361, 17XL362, 17XL363, 17XL364, 17XL365, 17XL366, 17XL367, 17XL368, 17XL369, 17XL370, 17XL371, 17XL372, 17XL373, 17XL374, 17XL375, 17XL376, 17XL377, 17XL378, 17XL379, 17XL460, 17XL461, 17XL462, 17XL463, 17XL464, 17XL465, 17XL466, 17XL467, 17XL468, 17XL469, 17XL470, 17XL472, 17XL473, 17XL474, 17XL475, 17XL476, 17XL477, 17XL478, 17XL479, 17XL480, 17XL481, 17XL482, 17XL483, 17XL484, 17XL486, 17XL487, 17XL488, 17XL489, 17XL490, 17XL491, 17XL560, 1800EA, 1800LA, 1800US, 18XL3, 18XL380, 18XL381, 18XL382, 18XL383, 18XL384, 18XL385, 18XL386, 18XL387, 18XL388, 18XL389, 18XL390, 18XL391, 18XL392, 18XL393, 18XL394, 18XL395, 18XL396, 18XL397, 18XL398, 18XL399, 18XL481, 18XL482, 18XL490, 800, 800AP, 801AK, 801AP, 801KR, 801SC, 801T, 801TC, 802KR, 802TC, 80XL4, 80XL450, 80XL452, 80XL455, 80XL457, 80XL458, 80XL459, 80XL550 OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 2001 SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: Builder 1.1.0.2 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq contains the Microsoft fix for the following issue (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Number Q241679 for Windows Millennium Edition): The hard drive on the affected notebook models listed above may spin continuously, even though no programs are accessing it after the time that is specified in the Power Management tool. This problem can occur when the notebook is running on battery power or when it is running on AC power and the battery is charging. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file that is downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. Run the downloaded SoftPaq file via Windows Explorer and follow any on-screen instructions provided. IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS! Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies