SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP7772
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada 6500 Xircom Combo Ethernet/Modem Driver for Windows 98
VERSION:  2.31
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada 6500 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 98

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  Xircom CEM56 Combo Ethernet 10/100 NIC/Modem PC Card 
                       (standard in Armada 6500 Series)

PREREQUISITES:  System ROM Version 1.29 (available in SoftPaq SP8210) or later

EFFECTIVE DATE:  April 2, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  SP8215

DESCRIPTION:  Unpacks the files needed to install the Windows 98 driver 
that supports the Xircom CEM56 Combo Ethernet 10/100 NIC/Modem PC Card in 
Armada 6500 notebooks. 
Optionally, a diskette can be created by running the MAKEDISK.BAT file.  
You will need 1 blank formatted diskette.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Resolves TCP/IP problems that occur when the same network is accessed via 
   a LAN connection and then subsequently via a remote dial-up connection in 
   Windows 98.  (See the README.TXT file in the expanded Softpaq files for 
   more detail.)

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. 
Enter "Y" 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 driver may be installed directly from the files on the 
download directory. To install, carefully read the instructions
in the xircom98.231\disk1\UNINSTAL.TXT file. Existing versions need to be
uninstalled prior to installing this upgrade. Run SETUP.exe after doing the 
uninstall of the previously existing version.

CAUTION: This process is only intended for experienced PC Administrators.
Please see your network support person for assistance.

NOTE: During installation, the notebook needs to be restarted.
After restarting, Windows 98 may need a Windows 98 file(s) from the 
Windows 98 Setup folder. It is located in C:\windows\options\cabs if you 
have the original Compaq Windows 98 software. If you are using a retail 
Windows 98 CD, it is in the \win98 folder on the CD.
 
NOTE: When setting up the program, if you choose to register online, the 
automatically dialed Xircom number may not match your company's dialing 
requirements for reaching an outside line.

5. After the driver has been installed, you may delete the files 
from the download directory if you wish.

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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