SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9331
PART NUMBER:  328111-007
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada 1700 ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (31 December 1998)
VERSION:  686EM_1231.98 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada 1700 Series 

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  25 January 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP8391 (09 September 1998)

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a ROMPaq diskette to upgrade the System ROM in 
Armada 1700 Series notebooks to the 12/31/98 version.

Enhancements/Fixes in this release:

- Restores Fn-Hotkey functionality.
- Resolves HDD LED to remain illuminated.
- Enables proper modem recognition.
- Resolves DriveLock and Power-On password issues.
- Corrects hibernation functionality issues under Read DOS mode.
- Enables proper display of QuickLock icon.
- Enables proper system recovery from hibernation with video.
- Adds support for additional PS/2 Barcode readers.

Enhancements in this release include changes that were also implemented 
in previous ROM versions dated 06/08/98 and 09/09/98:

- Allows the user to enable Drive Lock.
  Warning - If a Drive Lock password is lost, the only solution is to
	    replace the hard drive.  The contents of the hard drive
	    would be lost.

- Allows the erasing of the power on password.

- Resolves issue with automatic hibernation at critically low battery 
  power levels when using Microsoft Windows 98.

- Added LS120 and Zip Drive to F10 setup.

- Eliminates possible lock-ups at the Microsoft logo screen.

- Updated the Intel patch microcode to deal with an Intel PII thermal
  bug.

- Allows the user to Re-enable a previously disabled removable diskette
  drive through either the Windows Device Manager or F10 setup.

- The parallel port defaults to bi-directional mode.

- Added Ultra DMA capability.

- Added multi-mode mouse support.

- Enables Wake on LAN.

- Fixed problem of system improperly rebooting at the end of the ROMPaq
  update process.

- Resolved system hang when Stop/Remove Sundisk in Windows 98.

- Added 300/330Mhz cpu speed detection.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change 
to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is an executable with 
a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  You will be prompted to 
insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.

4.  After the diskette has been created, you may delete the  
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

5.  Power down the computer.

6.  Place the newly created Compaq Armada 1700 ROMpaq Diskette in 
Drive A: and power up the computer. Follow the instructions on the 
screen to upgrade the System ROM.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF POWER TO THE SYSTEM WHILE PERFORMING 
THIS PROCEDURE!

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