SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP18486
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada E700/M700 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686H ROM)
VERSION:  01.07.21
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Armada M700 Series,
                    Armada E700 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  Remote Management Software

EFFECTIVE DATE:  August 02, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP18091

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the
System ROM for the Armada Series notebooks listed above. 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:
 - Adds thermal safety improvements.
 - Disables blank screen or timeout into Standby mode if external monitor attached.

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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