SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP15424
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada M700 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686H ROM)
VERSION:  99.12.02
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Rompaqs 

DIVISIONS: Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Armada M700 Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  Remote Management Software

EFFECTIVE DATE:  August 25, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP14019 for Armada M700

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the 
System BIOS (ROM) for Armada M700 Series notebooks. The BIOS/ROM image file must be 
used with Remote Management Software in order to actually flash (upgrade) the ROM 
image on one of the affected Armada notebooks. The ROM Family and ROM date can be 
determined by running F10 Setup.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Support for two Samsung 256M modules 
 - New modem support
 - Enhanced AGP support
 - Enhanced support for new programmable key scan codes
 - Performance enhancements for the 3COM NIC in the ArmadaStation EM
 - Modem Wake on Ring functionality

HOW TO USE:
1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary, empty directory on your hard drive. 
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 

2. The BIOS/ROM image file must be used with Remote Management Software in order to actually flash (upgrade) the ROM image on one of the affected Armada notebooks.

3. When used with SSM, copy the SoftPaq to the file store.

4. When used with WINFLASH, run the SoftPaq to get the .cab file. 

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