SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8200
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada 6500 IDE CD-ROM Driver for Windows NT
VERSION:  1.7
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada 6500 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows NT

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  Needs BIOS version 1.29 or greater.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  October 19, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Unpacks the files needed to install the Windows NT
IDE driver for CD-ROM drives in Armada 6500 notebooks.  Supports
ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface).  Optionally, an installation 
diskette can be created.

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 or a diskette can be created.  
To create a diskette, run MAKEDISK.BAT.
To install, refer to the README.TXT file. 

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

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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