SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP12581
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada Specific Models CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 
VERSION:  2.12.009 Rev. D 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  PC Card (PCMCIA) Support

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada E700 Series
		    Compaq Armada E500 Series
		    Compaq Armada M700 Series
		    Compaq Armada M300 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 24, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP12041 for Armada E500 and M300
             SP11032 for Armada E700 and M700 


DESCRIPTION:  CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 enhances Power Management 
functionality associated with managing PCMCIA or PC Card slot devices.  
CardWare is NOT required to enable these devices but may enhance 
battery performance by providing Power Management functionality not 
native to Windows NT 4.0.  Installs CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 for 
the Armada models listed above in PRODUCTS AFFECTED.  Optionally 
creates three installation diskettes.

Enhancements/Fixes:  
 - Provides support for Armada E500 Series notebooks

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory 
folder in the download directory.  All files are unpacked into this 
newly created directory.

To create the three optional installation diskettes, run MAKEDISK.BAT and
follow on-screen instructions.

3. After the directory has been created, you may delete the 
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. To install, refer to README.TXT in the created directory.

5. After the installation is completed, you may delete the directory 
created in step 2 if you wish.

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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