SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP12837
PART NUMBER:  401123-006
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada 1500c ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (30 November 1999) 
VERSION:  686Z_1130.99 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada 1500 C266/S/4000/D/0/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C266/S/4000/D/0/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C266/S/4000/D/0/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C266/S/4000/D/M/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C266/S/4000/D/M/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C266/S/4000/D/M/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C300/T/4000/D/0/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C300/T/4000/D/0/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C300/T/4000/D/0/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C300/T/4000/D/M/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C300/T/4000/D/M/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C300/T/4000/D/M/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/S/4000/D/M/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/S/4000/D/M/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/S/4000/D/M/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/S/4000/D/0/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/S/4000/D/0/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/S/4000/D/0/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/T/4000/D/M/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/T/4000/D/M/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/T/4000/D/M/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/T/4000/D/0/1
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/T/4000/D/0/2
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C366/T/4000/D/0/3
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/T/4000/D/M/1 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/T/4000/D/M/2 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/T/4000/D/M/3 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/T/4000/D/O/1 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/T/4000/D/O/2 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/T/4000/D/O/3 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/S/4000/D/M/1 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/S/4000/D/M/2 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/S/4000/D/M/3 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/S/4000/D/O/1 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/S/4000/D/O/2 
		    Compaq Armada 1500 C400/S/4000/D/O/3

OPERATING SYSTEM:  IBM OS/2
		   Microsoft Windows 3.x and MS-DOS
		   Microsoft Windows 95
		   Microsoft Windows 98
		   Microsoft Windows 2000
		   Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
		   Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 18, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP10869 (ROM dated 06/04/99)

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a 11/30/99 version ROMPaq diskette for the 
System ROM in Armada 1500c Series notebooks.

Enhancements/Fixes:  

- Corrects a lockup condition which may occur during POST due to an 
  EEPROM corruption issue.
- Resolves a video corruption that occurs on resume from Standby under 
  Windows 3.1x.
- Corrects a boot-order configuration issue which allowed a system to 
  boot to a CD-ROM when a diskette is installed in the Floppy Drive.
- Corrects a lockup condition that occurs during Microsoft Windows 2000
  installation.

Enhancements in this release include changes that were also implemented 
in previous ROM versions dated 05/14/99 and 06/04/99:

- Y2K code update to correct a rare failure occurrence when running 
  NSTL?s Ymark2000 Test, version 99.01.01
- Provides proper functioning of USB devices after resume from 
  standby in ACPI mode.
- Correctly displays DMA resources of audio device in ACPI mode.
- Resolved ACPI suspend/resume from hanging on resume.
- Changed the ACPI code to correctly detect the internal modem after a
  docking event.

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.  Power down the computer.

6.  Place the newly created Compaq Armada 1500c ROMpaq Diskette in 
Drive A: and power up the computer. Follow the instructions on the 
screen to upgrade the System ROM.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE SYSTEM WHILE PERFORMING 
THIS PROCEDURE!

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