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WHITE PAPER (cont.) ... Supported Features Windows NT 4.0 Native PC Card Support Hibernation with PC Cards9 û Table 3 - CardWare® 5.0 Feature Comparison by Version CardWare® 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0 (v2.0x) CardWare® 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0 (v2.1x) SUPPORTED PC CARD TYPES Table 4 summarizes the various types of PC Card devices supported by CardWare® 5.0 as compared with those supported by native Windows NT 4.0. Note that all card types referenced in the table, with the exception of CardBus PC Cards, refer to PC Card-16 (i.e. 16-bit) devices. CardBus PC Cards are generally restricted to LAN, SCSI and emerging technologies such as video conferencing PC Cards. SUPPORTED PC CARD TYPES Supported PC Card Types Windows NT 4.0 Native PC Card Support CardWare® 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0 (v2.0x) CardBus PC Cards û ü Modem ü ü LAN10 ü ü SCSI11 ü ü ATA ü ü SRAM û ü FTL Flash12 û ü FFS Flash û û Multi-Function Cards13 û ü DMA Cards û û Table 4 - Supported PC Cards - Windows NT 4.0 versus CardWare® 5.0 CardWare® 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0 (v2.1x CARDWARE® 5.0 AVAILABILITY CardWare® 5.0 is pre-installed on select models within the Armada 1500, Armada 7300, Armada 7700 and Armada 7800 families. It is also available on the Compaq Software CD specific to each Armada notebook computer family. For a small fee, this CD is available through Compaq Customer Service & Support and includes all software for your Armada notebook. For customers who only require CardWare® 5.0 and would prefer not receive it on CD, Compaq Customer Service 9 When resuming from hibernation, behavior may vary depending on the type of PC Card inserted and the level of power management support by the card driver. 10 LAN cards under CardWare® 5.0 do not support hot removal without card-specific software driver support. Consequently, resuming from standby or hibernation mode may lead to unexpected results. Compaq does not recommend using standby and hibernation with a LAN card under CardWare® 5.0. 11 SCSI cards under CardWare® 5.0 do not support hot removal without card-specific software driver support. Consequently, resuming from standby or hibernation mode may lead to unexpected results. Compaq does not recommend using standby and hibernation with a SCSI card under CardWare® 5.0. 12 FTL devices formatted under Windows 95 and CardWare® 5.0 under Windows NT 4.0 on Compaq portable platforms are fully interoperable. 13 Multi-function PC Cards requires PC Card specific software driver support for Windows NT 4.0 with CardWare® 5.0. Contact your PC Card vendor directly for information about Windows NT 4.0 support. 6

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Supported Features
Windows NT 4.0 Native
PC Card Support
CardWare
®
5.0 for
Windows NT 4.0 (v2.0x)
CardWare
®
5.0 for
Windows NT 4.0 (v2.1x)
Hibernation with PC Cards
9
ß
Table 3 - CardWare
®
5.0 Feature Comparison by Version
S
UPPORTED
PC C
ARD
T
YPES
Table 4 summarizes the various types of PC Card devices supported by CardWare
®
5.0 as
compared with those supported by native Windows NT 4.0. Note that all card types referenced in
the table, with the exception of CardBus PC Cards, refer to PC Card-16 (i.e. 16-bit) devices.
CardBus PC Cards are generally restricted to LAN, SCSI and emerging technologies such as video
conferencing PC Cards.
S
UPPORTED
PC C
ARD
T
YPES
Supported PC Card Types
Windows NT 4.0 Native
PC Card Support
CardWare
®
5.0 for
Windows NT 4.0 (v2.0x)
CardWare
®
5.0 for
Windows NT 4.0 (v2.1x)
CardBus PC Cards
ß
ü
ü
Modem
ü
ü
ü
LAN
10
ü
ü
ü
SCSI
11
ü
ü
ü
ATA
ü
ü
ü
SRAM
ß
ü
ü
FTL Flash
12
ß
ü
ü
FFS Flash
ß
ß
ß
Multi-Function Cards
13
ß
ü
ü
DMA Cards
ß
ß
ß
Table 4 - Supported PC Cards - Windows NT 4.0 versus CardWare
®
5.0
C
ARD
W
ARE
®
5.0 A
VAILABILITY
CardWare
®
5.0 is pre-installed on select models within the Armada 1500, Armada 7300, Armada
7700 and Armada 7800 families. It is also available on the Compaq Software CD specific to each
Armada notebook computer family. For a small fee, this CD is available through Compaq
Customer Service & Support and includes all software for your Armada notebook. For customers
who only require CardWare
®
5.0 and would prefer not receive it on CD, Compaq Customer Service
9
When resuming from hibernation, behavior may vary depending on the type of PC Card inserted and the level of power
management support by the card driver.
10
LAN cards under CardWare
®
5.0 do not support hot removal without card-specific software driver support.
Consequently, resuming from standby or hibernation mode may lead to unexpected results. Compaq does not recommend
using standby and hibernation with a LAN card under CardWare
®
5.0.
11
SCSI cards under CardWare
®
5.0 do not support hot removal without card-specific software driver support.
Consequently, resuming from standby or hibernation mode may lead to unexpected results. Compaq does not recommend
using standby and hibernation with a SCSI card under CardWare
®
5.0.
12
FTL devices formatted under Windows 95 and CardWare
®
5.0 under Windows NT 4.0 on Compaq portable platforms are
fully interoperable.
13
Multi-function PC Cards requires PC Card specific software driver support for Windows NT 4.0 with CardWare
®
5.0.
Contact your PC Card vendor directly for information about Windows NT 4.0 support.