SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP18501
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: MultiBay Plug and Play Manager
VERSION: 4.00 Rev C
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: Operating Systems and Software Enhancements

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Armada E500 Family: All Models
     Armada E700 Family: All Models
     Armada M300 Family: All Models
     Armada M700 Family: All Models
     Armada V300 Family: All Models
     Armada E500S Family: All Models
     Evo N400c: All Models
     Evo N600c: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Me
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 + Service Pack 6 or later

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 9, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0

SUPERSEDES: SP17508

DESCRIPTION: Compaq MultiBay Plug and Play Manager is a MultiBay solution for the 
Compaq notebook models listed above.  This software solution:
      - Enhances performance on IDE/ATAPI MultiBay devices.
      - Allows the user to access MultiBay devices in the Armada docking stations.
      - Windows 98 SE Only: Allows the user to hot swap MultiBay 
	     devices including LS-120, DVD-ROM, and CD-ROM devices.

Enhancements/Fixes: 
 - Fixes issue with accessing IDE/ATAPI devices in the left Bay of the ArmadaStation EM.
 - Optimizes time to start Windows while some CD ROM models are inserted in the MultiBay.
 - Optimizes time when hot inserting some CD ROM models into the MultiBay.
 - Fixes audio stuttering while starting Windows 98.

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. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. Press the 
   Space Bar to confirm the unpacking of files into the download directory. 

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded 
   in step 1

4. The application may be installed directly from the files on the download directory or 
   a diskette can be created. 
   - To install the Compaq MultiBay Plug and Play Manager, run SETUP.EXE from the 
     subdirectory "disk1" in the download directory.
   - To create a diskette, run MAKEDISK.BAT from the download directory.   Run 
     SETUP.EXE from the diskette to install the Compaq Plug and Play Manager.


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