SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP18749
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada M300 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686R ROM)
VERSION:  01.07.21
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada M300 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  Remote Management Software

EFFECTIVE DATE:  August 22, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP18093

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the
System ROM for Armada M300 Series notebooks. 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 shutdown improvements.
 - Fixes issue where external PS/2 keyboard LEDs remained on during Standby.
 - Fixes issue under non-ACPI OS where computer went into Standby mode or blank screen 
   after timeout with external monitor attached.
 - Fixes issue where legacy speedstep was not enabled in Windows XP.

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. 


Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies