SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP9658 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Armada 7400/7800 Specific Models CD-ROM Drive Firmware Upgrade VERSION: 2.19 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ROMPaqs DIVISIONS: Portables PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Armada 7400 Series Compaq Armada 7800 Series OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 24X CD-ROM Drive model CDR-U240-V3 PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: February 18, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: Creates a diskette for upgrading the firmware in 24X CD-ROM drive model CDR-U240-V3 used in some Armada 7400 and Armada 7800 Series notebooks with serial numbers x901xxxxxx or lower. If the CD-ROM drive is not this specific model, the firmware upgrade utility will not install the upgrade. Enhancements/Fixes: - Resolves the issue of intermittent lockups when CD-ROM model# CDR-U240-V3 is installed in the CPU multibay or in the Expansion unit. 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. For instructions on upgrading the CD-ROM firmware, refer to the README.TXT file. Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies