SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP15089
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada Specific Models Intel SpeedStep Technology Applet for Windows
VERSION:  1.00 Rev B 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Operating System Enhancements

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Armada E700 Series
                    Armada E500 Series
                    Armada M700 Series
                    Armada V300 Series

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

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 31, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP13490

DESCRIPTION:  The Intel SpeedStep Technology Applet is a Windows program for the 
Armada Series notebooks listed above that allows an enabled CPU to operate in 
multiple performance states: 
  - Battery Optimized (low frequency), and
  - Maximum Performance (high frequency)

This applet places an icon in the Taskbar to provide a visual indication of
the CPU state. It also allows the user to set/adjust the CPU state to their
preference.

Enhancements/Fixes:  
 - Adds logo for Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0.
 - Changed the default flags registry value to allow two-way transition on
   Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.
 - Fixes the issue on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 where the applet would not 
   load properly if the user did not have administrative privileges.

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 one optional installation diskette, 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, run SETUP.EXE.  For example, enter:

   <path>\SETUP
   where <path> is the drive and directory created in step 2
                      - or -
                   a diskette drive letter if using the optional 
                   installation diskette

   Follow the on-screen instructions.

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


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