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through Compaq software are described in this paper. This is the eighth 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 - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - 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 m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 3
refresh drivers, utilities, or applications included on the original factory installed image excluding the operating system. The Compaq QuickRestore CD is provided with models of the Armada 7400 and 7800 announced in 1998 and Armada 15001, 1700, 3500, 42002, 6500, and notebooks. The CD provides - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - 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 - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 5
95 OSR 2.5 on the Armada 7400 and 7800. Compaq preinstalls Windows 95 OSR 2.1 plus IE4.01 on all other platforms. The latest 0FEs from Microsoft are always included as part of the preinstall. 7 Compaq discontinued dual installations on the Armada 7710MT, 7730MT, 7750MT, 7330MT and 7350MT beginning - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 6
NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO Armada M700 YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO Armada M300 YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO Armada 7800 and 7400 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO Armada 7700 and 7300 YES YES YES YES YES - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 7
2000. 22 Armada 1500 and Armada 7000 families only. 23 For Plug-and-Play support, some limitations exist with some PC Cards and are dependent on the PC Card drivers. Contact your PC Card vendor for more information about Plug-and-Play support under Windows NT 4.0. 24 Hot docking refers to hot - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 8
refers to hot or warm swapping support for CDROM, DVD, floppy drive, LS-120, and batteries in the Compaq MultiBay. 27 Windows 2000 supports MultiBay hot swapping support on ACPI systems only. 28 MultiBay hot swapping is offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 29 MultiBay hot swapping - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 9
not supported on FAT32 volumes. 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. Support for IDE Bus Mastering, 120M Floptical disk drives, removable IDE media, Zip drives, and CD Changers - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 10
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products 10 Feature Online Service Folder Description Client software for America Online 3.0, CompuServe 3.0, CompuServe WOW!, and AT&T Worldnet. Windows 98 Compaq offers Windows 98 as a preinstalled operating system on most Armada product families. - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - 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 m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 12
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 Manageability - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 13
specific Compaq software enhancements for Windows NT 4.0 by product family, refer to the Armada Software Overview and Armada Pre-install Refresh white papers available for each product family. Table 7. Compaq Value Added Features under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 14
-aware drivers offer hot swapping capabilities. Cards known to offer this support include: Adaptec 1480 SCSI CardBus, TDK Network Flyer 100 CardBus, Madge Token Ring CardBus, Madge TR MK2 (non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in the Compaq MultiBay - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - 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 m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 16
Windows 200049 Feature Description Premier Mobile Support Hot and warm docking and undocking for ACPI platforms. Hot swapping of MultiBay devices (CD-ROM, floppy, DVD, LS-120, battery) and PC Cards for ACPI platforms. Offline files, folders, network drives and web pages, allowing users to - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 17
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 a modern-day - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 18
available under Linux: Feature Description Premier Mobile Support Hot-swapping of optional 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 - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 19
continue to be provided for several products announced in 1998 and early 1Q99. Support statements for Windows 3.1 on the Armada 1700, 7400 and 7800 are detailed in the White Paper titled Windows 3.1 Support on Compaq Armada and LTE 5000 Portables. Refer to this white paper for more information on - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 20
32-bit CardBus PC Cards, Plug-and-Play device support and Infrared support. Windows NT 3.51 software enhancements from Compaq are not preinstalled on any portable but are available as individual SoftPaqs and can be obtained by contacting Compaq Customer Service & Support or on the Compaq Web site at - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 21
System Support for Compaq Portable Products 21 Frequently Asked Questions What is the difference between ACPI and APM? Windows 98 and Windows 2000 support the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. Advanced Power Management (APM) utilized the BIOS for power management - Compaq Armada m300 | Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sep - Page 22
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
White Paper
September 1999
1189-1099A-WWEN
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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5
Compaq Value-Added
Features
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6
Windows 95
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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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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 –
September 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 eighth 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.