SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP13508
PART NUMBER:  153909-003
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada M300 Series ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (30 November 1999)  
VERSION:  686R_1130.99 Rev. A 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada M300 Series

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

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 22, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP12579 (ROM dated 11/11/99)

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a ROMPaq diskette to upgrade the System ROM in 
Armada M300 Series notebooks to the 11/30/99 version.  

Enhancements/Fixes:

- Resolves ACPI system hang after second suspend/resume.
- Fixes failure to resume from hibernation.
- Corrects battery communication isssue.

This version includes the following enhancements/fixes that were also 
implemented in a previous ROM version dated 11/11/99:

- Resolves failure to resume from hibernation.
- Resolves battery communication issue.
- Resolves serial mouse not working with IR.
- Resolves Hibernation/Resume failure in Windows 98 ACPI mode.

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 M300 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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