SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP8867 PART NUMBER: 276900-001 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq ArmadaStation User ROMPaq Upgrade (15 August 1997) VERSION: VG_0815.97 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada 7300 Series Compaq Armada 7700 Series Compaq Armada 7400 Series Compaq Armada 7800 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 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: ArmadaStation ArmadaStation II Armada MiniStation PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 23 November 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: Creates a ROMPaq diskette which provides the 08/15/97 ROM upgrade for the ArmadaStation, ArmadaStation II, and Armada MiniStation which are used with the Armada 7300, 7400, 7700, and 7800 Series notebooks. This version is the initial release of this utility for the models listed above. Enhancements/Fixes: N/A 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 ArmadaStation User ROMPaq Upgrade 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 1997, 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.