SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP16577
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada M700 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686H ROM)  
VERSION:  00.12.21
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:  January 17, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP16052

DESCRIPTION:  This software creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the 
System ROM for Armada M700 Series. 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:
 - Restores Windows 2000 performance for CPU frequencies at or below 850 MHz.
 - Adds new feature to detect battery charging circuitry failure.
 - Corrects issue where keyboard/mouse stopped responding when performing large 
   file transfers over a network while docked.

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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