SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP12581 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Armada Specific Models CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 VERSION: 2.12.009 Rev. D LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: PC Card (PCMCIA) Support DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada E700 Series Compaq Armada E500 Series Compaq Armada M700 Series Compaq Armada M300 Series OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 24, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.0 SUPERSEDES: SP12041 for Armada E500 and M300 SP11032 for Armada E700 and M700 DESCRIPTION: CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 enhances Power Management functionality associated with managing PCMCIA or PC Card slot devices. CardWare is NOT required to enable these devices but may enhance battery performance by providing Power Management functionality not native to Windows NT 4.0. Installs CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 for the Armada models listed above in PRODUCTS AFFECTED. Optionally creates three installation diskettes. Enhancements/Fixes: - Provides support for Armada E500 Series notebooks HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a 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. Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory folder in the download directory. All files are unpacked into this newly created directory. To create the three optional installation diskettes, run MAKEDISK.BAT and follow on-screen instructions. 3. After the directory has been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. To install, refer to README.TXT in the created directory. 5. After the installation is completed, you may delete the directory created in step 2 if you wish. Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies