SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP16703 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Armada E500/V300 Remote System BIOS (ROM) Upgrade (686N ROM) VERSION: 00.11.17 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Rompaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Armada E500 Series, Armada V300 Series OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: Remote Management Software EFFECTIVE DATE: Feburary 02, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: SP16048 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates .CAB files that contain a binary image for the System ROM for the Armada notebook models listed above with a 686N ROM. 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: - Implements battery charging failure detection. - Includes new video bios 4.242 which fixes NEC14.1" white screen issue. - Fixes system lockup when transferring large size files 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 Compaq Software Support Manager (SSM), copy the SoftPaq to the file store. 4. When used with WINFLASH, run the SoftPaq to get the .cab file. Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies