SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP18821
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada E500/V300 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686N ROM)
VERSION:  01.07.21
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:  August 29, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP18092

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the
System ROM for Armada E500 and V300 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 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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