Compaq Armada e500 Armada Family Software Overview - Page 15

Armada Family Software Overview 15 Multimedia Microsoft Multimedia Support The version of Windows 95 preinstalled on select models of the Armada E500, M700, and M300 computer includes Microsoft DirectShow, which enables the following types of video playback: • AVI, MOV, and MPEG1 playback support • Indeo4-compressed AVI playback support • MCI support for both 16- and 32-bit applications Software MPEG Support DirectX is a collection of application program interfaces (APIs) designed to create and play back multimedia content on personal computers. With these APIs developers can easily develop cutting-edge graphic media such as 3D VRML, and support Web technologies like streaming, moving picture playback, and online gaming and modeling. Note: Active Movie has been replaced by Microsoft DirectShow. DirectShow provides enhancements over its Active Movie predecessor, most notably by providing MPEG1 software playback that has been optimized for Intel MMX processors. DirectX 6.1 and Internet Explorer 4.01a are included as part of the Windows 98 preinstall images. Compaq continues to preinstall an MMX-optimized Active Movie filter for Windows NT 4.0, providing playback support for popular video formats such as MPEG1. Audio Windows 98 Windows NT 4.0 & Windows 2000 Compaq Support Software CD Compaq QuickRestore CD Compaq Web Site Audio drivers on the Armada E500, M700, and M300 computers enable the ESS Maestro-2EM audio chipset to run multimedia applications using Microsoft DirectSound audio capability. This PCI audio chipset accelerates Microsoft DirectSound applications. In addition to playing WAV and MIDI files, DirectSound provides a high-quality wave-mixing facility, as well as an industrystandard MIDI playback system. DirectSound also provides added control over the memory utilization of the sound controller, allowing user-selection of sounds to be cached. Security DriveLock DriveLock is a security feature that offers customers advanced protection against unauthorized access to valuable data on their computer's hard drives. Two passwords control access to the hard drives, which provide customers with a means to unlock a protected drive for which the day-today user password has been lost. Hard drives protected with DriveLock remain protected even if removed from the notebook. Features and settings are accessed through the Compaq F10 Setup Utility. For more information about DriveLock, refer to the Compaq white paper DriveLock Hard Drive Protection for the Armada, 2nd ed., February 1998. 13L3-0201C-WWEN