SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP13508 PART NUMBER: 153909-003 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Armada M300 Series ROMPaq Upgrade Diskette (30 November 1999) VERSION: 686R_1130.99 Rev. A LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada M300 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 Microsoft Windows 2000 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 22, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.0 SUPERSEDES: SP12579 (ROM dated 11/11/99) DESCRIPTION: Creates a ROMPaq diskette to upgrade the System ROM in Armada M300 Series notebooks to the 11/30/99 version. Enhancements/Fixes: - Resolves ACPI system hang after second suspend/resume. - Fixes failure to resume from hibernation. - Corrects battery communication isssue. This version includes the following enhancements/fixes that were also implemented in a previous ROM version dated 11/11/99: - Resolves failure to resume from hibernation. - Resolves battery communication issue. - Resolves serial mouse not working with IR. - Resolves Hibernation/Resume failure in Windows 98 ACPI mode. 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 M300 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 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies