SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP12943
PART NUMBER:  N/A 
FILE NAME:  N/A 
TITLE:  Compaq Communications Drivers for Armada 1500/1500c/1700/7800/7400 
VERSION:  2.00 Rev C
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS:  Portables
 
PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada 1500  (Specific Models),Compaq Armada 1500c (Specific Models),
Compaq Armada 1700  (Specific Models), Compaq Armada 7400  (Specific Models), Compaq Armada 7800  (Specific Models)  

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000	

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  56K(V.90) modem installed as standard equipment in above 
Armada 1500c Series notebook models.
-OR-
56K(V.90) modem installed as standard equipment in Selecte 
Armada 7400 or 7800 Series notebook models.
Controllerless modem only.
NOTE: This deliverable does not support Armada 7400 or 7800
models that shipped with Controller based modems.
-OR-
56VL Global Internal Modem installed as standard equipment 
in the Armada 1700 Series notebook models.
-OR-
560cl Telephony Modem installed as standard equipment 
in the Armada 1500 Series notebook models.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 08, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.x

SUPERSEDES:  Modem Drivers: SP12939, SP9619, SP9618, SP8394, SP8393, SP7447, SP6468
Mode Script Files: SP9449, SP6541, SP5831

DESCRIPTION:  Modem Drivers for the 56K (V.90),  56VL Global Internal or 560cl Telephony 
Modems installed in specific Armada Series notebooks listed above.   This softpaq provides
the files needed to install and configure the modem under Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 and Windows 
2000. 

Enhancements/Fixes:
- For Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0, provides Version 1.6.66 modem driver software 
  for installation and upgrades.
- Fixed V.90 handshake sequence Problem in the field when calling some Ascend servers with 
  UUNET.
- Fixed Win 95 HCT 9.1 APM 1.2 Test kit issue with suspend/resume on Win 95. 
- Improvement in connection speed on lines with random robbed bits. Previously the driver 
  limited the downstream speed to 41.33 kbits/sec.
- Improvement for lines with 0 dB and no robbed bits. The downstream speed is increased.
- Fixed V.90 problem in the field with some Cisco servers which are configured for no power 
  compensation.
- Turkey and Taiwan - Changed maximum number of call attempts parameter before blacklisting 
  from 2 to 3.

Note: These enhancements are Win2000 Specific.  All non OS specific enhancements above apply. 
- For Windows 2000, provides Version 1.6.66A modem driver software for installation 
  and upgrades.
- Maintenance Release Bundled with the 1.6.66a drivers & Win2000 support.
- Fixed Invalid country bug in W2K modem drivers that are included in the W2K shrink wrap.
  When the modem is updated the correct default Country is set for the modem.
- Added modem to Add/Remove programs
- Fixed modem driver version issue which resulted in W2K reporting that the older modem drivers 
  being replaced were newer than the updated drivers.
- Fixed Win 2000 bug in the Win 2000 driver with AOL application during disconnect. 
 
HOW TO USE:

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

2.  From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files.
The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed.
You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for 
the files, or default to the download directory.

3.  After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the  
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. To install, run SETUP.EXE from the drive and directory path chosen in 
step 2.  For example, use the task bar to select Start, then Run. 
   
   Enter:
           <path>\SETUP  (i.e. C:\TEMP\SETUP)

   Select OK and follow on-screen instructions.

5. After a successful installation, the files unpacked in step 2 may be 
deleted if you wish.

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