SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9658
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada 7400/7800 Specific Models CD-ROM Drive Firmware Upgrade
VERSION:  2.19
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada 7400 Series
		    Compaq Armada 7800 Series 

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  24X CD-ROM Drive model CDR-U240-V3

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 18, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a diskette for upgrading the firmware in 24X CD-ROM drive 
model CDR-U240-V3 used in some Armada 7400 and Armada 7800 Series notebooks 
with serial numbers x901xxxxxx or lower.
 
If the CD-ROM drive is not this specific model, the firmware upgrade utility 
will not install the upgrade.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Resolves the issue of intermittent lockups when CD-ROM model# CDR-U240-V3 
   is installed in the CPU multibay or in the Expansion unit.
	
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. For instructions on upgrading the CD-ROM firmware, refer to the 
README.TXT file.

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