SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP12388 PART NUMBER: 342667-006 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Armada E700/M700 ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (Nov. 20, 1999) VERSION: 6H_1120.99 Rev. A LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada E700 Series Compaq Armada M700 Series OPERATING SYSTEM: IBM OS/2 Microsoft Windows 3.x and MS-DOS Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.0 SUPERSEDES: SP11709 (ROM dated 09/30/99) DESCRIPTION: Creates a 11/20/99 version ROMPaq diskette for the System ROM in Armada E700 and M700 Series notebooks. Enhancements/Fixes: N/A 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 E700/M700 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! Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies