Description This package contains the latest version of the HP 49G+/50g ROM (v92).

Note: In order to upgrade your calculator, you must have the HP49G+/50g Connectivity kit and the HP49G+/50g USB drivers installed on your PC, or a Secure Digital card reader and a secure Digital card formatted using the FAT file system (not FAT32) Note: Although the ROM update process should not erase any of the user data stored in HOME, IRAM (PORT0), ERAM(PORT1) and SD(PORT3), this upgrade may erase some of the data in FLASH(Port2) performing a backup of your valuable data is therefore recommended. To do so, if you have a SD card, use the BACKUP command (documented in the manual) to archive the HOME directory (in ALG mode: BACKUP(:3:back) ENTER, or in RPN mode: :3:back BACKUP ENTER). Then, use the filer to copy all data from IRAM, ERAM and FLASH into the SD card. If you do not have a SD card, use the backup feature of the connectivity kit (in the file menu) to backup the home directory. Then, progressively copy your data from the other memory locations to the home directory and download them with the connectivity kit. To install the new ROM: 1. Download the package from the Hewlett-Packard web site. 2. unzip the package in a directory. 3. Ensure that you have good battery in the calculator. There are 2 methods to install the ROM: 1) Using the HP49G+/50g connectivity kit 2) Using a Secure digital card 1) Using the HP49G+/50g connectivity kit 1. Start the connectivity kit. Note that the connectivity kit and the drivers must have been installed for ROM updates. 2. In the connectivity kit, select HPx9G+ in the 'Connect using' pull down menu. If this option is not available, turn on your calculator, unplug and replug the USB cable. If HPx9G+ is still not available, check all connections and that the drivers are correctly installed. 3. From the ROM menu, select "Download Calculator ROM" 4. On the connectivity kit, select the file: 4950_92.bin that was in the zip archive. 5. Follow the instruction given by the connectivity kit. 6. A download dialog box should appear monitoring the download process. This should take around 1 minute. 7. When the download is finish (the calculator displays: "Update Finish, waiting for reset"), press the reset button, your calculator has been upgraded. 2) Using a SD card 1. Copy the files: 4950_92.bin and update.scp that are in the zip archive on a SD card formatted in using the FAT format (not FAT32). 2. On the calculator, Press and hold the + and - Button and press on the RESET button using a paper clip or other blunt object. 3. Release the RESET button, wait 2 second and release the + and - keys. Your calculator screen should display the update and self test menu. 4. Insert the SD card (upside down) in the calculator. 5. Press on 1 (Update ROM CODE) 6. Press on 2 (Update from SD CARD) 7. The calculator should start updating the ROM (you will see flashing messages telling you about the update process). This should take around 1 minute. 8. When the upgrade is finish (the calculator displays: "Update Finish, waiting for reset"), press the reset button, your calculator has been upgraded. Equation Library:

If you have the equation library installed on your calculator, you MUST update it with the new version of the equation library as the old version is NOT COMPATIBLE with the ROM 92 and can cause memory lost. To do so: 1. on the calculator, press left shift FILES, select 2: FLASH (using up and down) press OK, select the 2 EQLIB files (EQLIB: Equation L226 and EQLIB: Equation L227) using the up and down keys and the Enter key to select them (a number will appear in front of these files). Press NXT and then PURGE and ALL to erase the files. 2. Use the connectivity kit card to download the files into the HOME directory. Then use the file manager to copy the files from home to the Port 2 (Flash) following the instructions in the user manual. 3. Alternatively, you can copy the 2 files on a SD card and then copy them in Port 2 (Flash) directly using the file manager