SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP16898
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Armada 100s and Notebook 100 Keyboard BIOS Upgrade
VERSION:  2.05 for Armada 100s
          1.16 for Notebook 100
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada 100s Family,
		   Compaq Notebook 100 Family

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  SoftPaq SP18450 (Compaq Armada 100s and Notebook 100 System BIOS Update) 
                should be installed prior to or after installing this Keyboard BIOS update.

                For wheel mouse support, also install SoftPaq SP16899 (Synaptic Touchpad drivers).

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 25, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP15582

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette with a utility that upgrades the Keyboard BIOS in 
              Compaq Armada 100s Series and Notebook 100 Series notebooks. 

      NOTES:  - SoftPaq SP18450 (Compaq Armada 100s and Notebook 100 System BIOS Update) 
                should be installed prior to or after installing this Keyboard BIOS update.

              - For wheel mouse support, also install SoftPaq SP16899 (Synaptic Touchpad drivers).

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:

Affecting both Armada 100s and Notebook 100 --

 - Allows an external wheel mouse to be used on the PS2 port while the Touchpad can also
   still be used.
 - Resolves an issue with wheel mice where an intermittent lockup could occur if the user 
   switched back and forth frequently from using the internal Touchpad and an external 
   wheel mouse.

Affecting Armada 100s only --

 - Resolves an issue where the notebook could lock up and get hot around the CPU fan cover.

Affecting Notebook 100 only --

 - Resolves an issue with batteries being overcharged.

HOW TO USE:

NOTE: You will need a blank, formatted diskette in drive A.

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. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Enter "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files into the download 
directory. 

3. After the files are unpacked, the program that creates the bootable
diskette runs automatically.

4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the download
directory if you wish.

5. To install the Keyboard BIOS upgrade, plug in AC power and boot the
notebook from the bootable DOS diskette.  Follow the screen prompts to 
install the upgrade. The upgrade utility detects whether it is running
on an Armada 100s or a Notebook 100 and performs the upgrade accordingly.


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