SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP16783 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq PREFDISK Utility for Armada Notebooks VERSION: 1.0 C LANGUAGE: English (US) CATEGORY: Software Solutions DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada E500 Family Compaq Armada V300 Family Compaq Armada E700 Family Compaq Armada M700 Family Compaq Armada M300 Family OPERATING SYSTEM: DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 2001 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: SP16162 DESCRIPTION: Creates a bootable diskette that allows an Armada docking station for the models listed above to be configured to legacy IDE mode for Windows 95 and Windows 98. This makes it possible for FDISK to be used to set the partition on the hard drive in the docking station. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: - Fixes issue where you couldn't access all the space on a hard drive greater than 8 gigabytes in size. - Fixes issue where you couldn't access a hard drive in the top right multibay of the ArmadaStation II. 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. Confirm the unpacking of files to create a new directory folder in the download directory. All files are unpacked into this newly created directory. 3. After the directory has been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. To create the installation diskette, follow the on-screen instructions. 5. After the bootable diskette is created, you may delete the directory created in step 2 if you wish. Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies