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Operating system support for the new Armada E700, M700, and M300, as well as newer models of the Armada 1500c, Armada 1750, Armada 7400 and Armada 7800 families. • Support for Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows 2000 Beta 3. • Support for the Linux operating system on the Armada 7400 and - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 2
, are registered United States Patent and Trademark Office. Netelligent, Armada, LTE Elite, SoftPaq, MultiLock, QuickBlank, QuickLock, UltraView, and Compaq PC Card Solution logo are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows NT Server - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 3
BIOS, drivers and applications to enable hardware features, extend functionality help manage your PC, or add functionality not provided by the native operating system. This Compaq software support is available to customers in a number of different ways including various support CD-ROM (CD) disks - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 4
Customers can purchase the Software CD by contacting Compaq Customer Service & Support. The Compaq Software CD is not available for products announced in 2Q98 or later. The Compaq QuickRestore CD includes all software included on the factory installed hard drive image as well as the operating system - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 5
preinstalled and with Advanced Power Management (APM) enabled. A Windows 98 Second Edition CD from Microsoft will be included in Armada M300 product shipments for customers wishing to upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition. 8 Compaq discontinued dual installations on the Armada 7710MT, 7730MT, 7750MT - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 6
operating system. Customers should refer to the Compaq Web site or Compaq Support Software CD for the latest revisions and information regarding these software components. 12 Extended feature support for Windows 95 OSR2 on the Armada 4150, 4150T and 4160T 13 Standard Windows 95 OSR1 feature - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 7
Keys NA21 CVA CVA CVA CVA CVA CVA PC Card 16 Support OS OS CVA/OS OS OS CVA OS PC Card CardBus OS OS CVA OS NA CVA22 NA (32-bit) Support Plug-and-Play Support for PC OS OS CVA23 OS NA CVA NA Cards Compaq Ethernet CVA CVA CVA CVA CVA CVA OS Network Drivers - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 8
7800 users with high-capacity SMART batteries to calibrate their batteries while on AC power. Refer to the white paper titled Armada 7400 and 7800 Battery Calibration for more information. 35 Refer to the white paper titled DVD Software Support for Compaq Armada Portables. 36 DVD movie players are - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 9
volumes. Power Management Improvements Support for Advanced Power Management (APM) 1.2 BIOS, wake-on-ring for modems, multibattery PC's, drive spin down, and powering down of inactive PCMCIA modems. Storage Enhancements Support for IDE Bus Mastering, 120M Floptical disk drives, removable IDE - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 10
. NDIS 4.0 Support Support for new NDIS 4.0 network interface card drivers. Automatic Scandisk On In situations where the PC was not shut down normally, Scandisk will automatically run at the next Boot reboot in order to check for damaged files. Online Service Folder Client software for - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 11
convert a hard drive from the FAT16 to FAT32. Power Management Win32® Driver Model (WDM) Windows Maintenance Wizard Windows 98 is the first Microsoft operating system to feature ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). ACPI is an open industry specification that is an integral part of - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 12
6. Key Windows 98 Feature Support by Compaq Portable Family Notebook Family Armada E700 Armada M700 Armada M300 Armada 7800 Armada 7700 Armada 7400 Armada 7300 Armada 6500 Armada 4200 Armada 4100 Armada 3500 Armada 1750 Armada 1700 Armada 1500c Armada 1500 Armada 1100 LTE 5000 Compaq Intelligent - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 13
family. Table 7. Compaq Value Added Features under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at shutdown44 Standby and hibernation support Power conservation timers FAT16 hibernation support under both FAT16 and - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 14
Flash PC Cards Hot insertion of LAN, SCSI and Combo PC Cards Hot removal of LAN, SCSI and Combo PC Cards46 Data/Fax Software Hot swapping of MultiBay devices47 Programmable keys IDE Bus Master support Windows 2000 Professional As a long-time premier Microsoft Windows NT provider, Compaq continues - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 15
Portable PCs48 Category Processor Memory Hard Drive Operating System Power Management Ready PC Requirements for Portable PCs 233 Mhz 64 MB N/A Preinstalled with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 ACPI Ready and Enabled Windows 2000 Beta Support As discussed above, Compaq is actively participating in - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 16
application usage into account. The end result is better overall power management and longer battery life. New Hardware Support Plug and Play support. Operating system supplied thermal management. USB support. Multiple monitors - allows multiple monitors with different resolutions and refresh - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 17
5.2. Table 10 Minimum Hardware Requirements for Red Hat Linux 5.2 Requirement Intel 386SX processor 16MB memory 120MB Hard Disk Drive for a minimal custom Most video cards supported53 CD-ROM drive 3.5" floppy disk drive Linux Feature Considerations Linux has most major features and subsystems of - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 18
storage components (such as Hard Disk Drives, Floppy Disk Drives, CD-ROM, DVD, LS120 or ZIP drives). Hot-docking into Armada Station docking stations. Compaq Unique Features Enhanced audio features. Use of Compaq programmable keys. Movie Playback Multi-media support of MPEG-2 Hollywood Encrypted - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 19
are not directly related to a Compaq-provided driver or utility should contact Microsoft directly. Compaq software enhancements are available as individual SoftPaqs and can be obtained by contacting Compaq Customer Service & Support or on the Compaq Web site at http://www.compaq.com. For additional - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 20
for OS/2 Warp is provided for the LTE 5000, Armada 4100, 7300, and 7700 families. Compaq supports basic audio, video and networking functionality. In addition, Compaq provides software to enable Programmable Keys and power management functionality such as standby and hibernation. Customers who - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 21
98 customers who wish to use ACPI on Compaq Armada products upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition or later. Most Armada platforms have ACPI hardware support and BIOS support, although in some cases, a BIOS upgrade may be required to enable BIOS support. With Windows 98 Second Edition, ACPI will - Compaq Armada E700 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 22
to an OS/2 environment than the Armada 1500 family. Does IBM offer support for OS/2 Warp on Compaq portable products? Yes, IBM does offer support for OS/2 on Compaq portable products. Customers with questions that relate to specific IBM OS/2 upgrades, enhancements or patches should contact IBM
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White Paper
July 1999
0152-0899-A
Prepared by Portables Software
Marketing
Compaq Computer Corporation
Contents
Highlights
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3
Defining Support
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3
Support Software
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3
Compaq QuickRestore
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3
Compaq Software CD
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4
Compaq Support Software
CD
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4
System Enhancement
Diskette
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4
Preinstalled Operating
Systems
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4
Supported Operating
Systems
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6
Compaq Value-Added
Features
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7
Windows 95
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9
Windows 98
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10
Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation 4.0
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12
Windows 2000 Professional
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14
Linux
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17
DOS 6.2x & Windows 3.1x
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19
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
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IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 & 4.0
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Frequently Asked Questions
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List of Tables
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Operating System Support for
Compaq Portable Products
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July 1999
Abstract:
The purpose of this White Paper is to present operating
system features supported on Compaq portable computers. Compaq
supports Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 95,
across all products and Windows 2000 Beta 3, Windows for
Workgroups 3.1x, Windows 3.1x, DOS 6.2x, and IBM OS/2 Warp
across selected platforms.
In addition to features inherently supported in the operating system
itself, Compaq also provides software to enhance the user experience
and usability of the mobile PC. Features supported through Compaq
software are described in this paper.
This is the seventh edition of the document. This edition includes
information about:
•
Operating system support for the new Armada E700, M700, and
M300, as well as newer models of the Armada 1500c, Armada
1750, Armada 7400 and Armada 7800 families.
•
Support for Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition and
Windows 2000 Beta 3.
•
Support for the Linux operating system on the Armada 7400 and
7800 families.