SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP16048
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada E500/V300 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686N ROM) 
VERSION:  00.10.11
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Armada E500 Series, Armada V300 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  Remote Management Software

EFFECTIVE DATE:  November 29, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES: SP15899  

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the 
System ROM for Armada E500/V300 Series. The BIOS/ROM image file must be used with 
Remote Management Software in order to actually flash (upgrade) the ROM image on one 
of the affected Armada notebooks. The ROM Family and ROM date can be determined by 
running F10 Setup.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Fixes some issues to pass ACPIHCT test under Windows 98 SE.
 - Fixes resume from hibernation noise when Windows Millennium Edition (Me) 
   is the pre-installed operating system.
 - Fixes problem where volume control does not refresh after hot docking/undocking.

HOW TO USE:

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

2. The BIOS/ROM image file must be used with Remote Management Software in order to 
actually flash (upgrade) the ROM image on one of the affected Armada notebooks.

3. When used with SSM, copy the SoftPaq to the file store.

4. When used with WINFLASH, run the SoftPaq to get the .cab file. 

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