Compaq Armada E700 Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 22

Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products 22 2000 on the Armada family of notebooks. This commitment is based on the premise that customers should be able to choose the operating system that is most appropriate for them and rest assured that Compaq will support their decision. What features are not supported under Microsoft Windows 95 OSR1? Compaq only supports those hardware features inherently supported under Windows 95 OSR1. New types of hardware supported under Windows 95 OSR2, such as 32-bit CardBus PC Cards, cannot be supported under Windows 95 OSR1. For customers who require access to the latest hardware functionality it is recommended that they keep the version of Windows 95 OSR2 preinstalled by Compaq. Why isn't OS/2 Warp supported on the Armada 1500 family? OS/2 Warp is supported on the Armada 4100, 7300 and 7700 families. For Compaq customers using OS/2 on portable platforms, these products offer performance and mobility features that are better suited 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 directly. For questions about enabling basic hardware functionality inherently supported by OS/2 Warp 3.0 or questions regarding Compaq software enhancements for OS/2 Warp 3.0, customers should contact Compaq Customer Service & Support. Does Compaq support UNIX on any portable platforms? Compaq does not support any version of UNIX on its portable computers. Customers who wish to use UNIX on a Compaq portable should contact the operating system vendor directly for support. Does Compaq support Linux on any portable platforms? Compaq does support Linux on Armada 7400 and 7400 product families. Customers who wish to use Linux on a Compaq portable should refer to the white paper titled Linux Support on Compaq Armada 7400 and 7800. List of Tables Table 1. Pre-Installed Operating Systems 5 Table 2. Supported Operating Systems 6 Table 3. Compaq Value-Added Features 7 Table 4. New Feature & Hardware Support Under Windows 95 OSR2 9 Table 5. New Feature & Hardware Support under Windows 98 10 Table 6. Key Windows 98 Feature Support by Compaq Portable Family 12 Table 7. Compaq Value Added Features under Windows NT 4.0 13 Table 8. Microsoft's Windows 2000 Ready PC Requirements for Portable PCs 15 Table 9. New Native Feature Support under Windows 2000 16 Table 10 Minimum Hardware Requirements for Red Hat Linux 5.2 17 Table 11. Feature & Hardware Considerations under Linux 18 NA120D/0199