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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 - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 2
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 and Workstation, Microsoft SQL - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 3
, 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. Defining Support Compaq supports all - HP Armada 1500 | 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 - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 5
7The Armada M300 will be released with Windows 98 Retail 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 - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 6
family. Table 2. Supported Operating Systems Armada Product Families Windows 2000 Beta 3 Windows NT 4.0 with SP5 Windows NT 4.0 with SP4 Windows NT 4.0 with SP3 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows 98 Retail Windows 95 OSR 2.1 or OSR 2.5 Windows 95 OSR 1 Windows NT 3.51 DOS/ Windows 3.1x OS - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 7
drivers with Compaq value added features will be available for selected Armada models to support commercial versions of Windows 2000. 17 Includes all activity-based timers that power down used components after a user-defined period of inactivity. 18 ACPI requires support in the hardware, in the BIOS - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - 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 is - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 9
supports OSR1 across most product families and OSR2.x on the Armada 1500 and later. Compaq software enhancements extend functionality or enhance the overall user experience. Refer to Table 3 for general information on Compaq software enhancements provided for Windows 95. For information on specific - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 10
the next Boot reboot in order to check for damaged files. Online Service Folder 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. Windows 98 Second - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 11
unique features are not supported across all notebook families under Windows 98. Refer to Table 6 for more information on which notebooks support key Compaq unique and Windows 98 features. 38 Compaq recommends that customers planning to utilize ACPI upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition or later - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 12
Products 12 Table 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 - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 13
Compaq Portable Products 13 Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4, and Service Pack 5 (SP5) are supported on most models within the LTE 5000 and Armada families. Refer to Table 2 for information on supported operating systems by portable family. Microsoft periodically releases updates - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 14
45 This feature is not available on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that have Award CardWare-aware drivers offer hot swapping capabilities. Cards known to offer this support include: Adaptec 1480 SCSI CardBus, TDK Network Flyer 100 - HP Armada 1500 | 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 - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 16
trouble shooting by a network administrator. Native DVD support. DirectX 6.0 support. 49 Source: www.microsoft.com/windows. 50 Requires ACPI support in the hardware and BIOS. Refer to Table 6 for a list of Armada product families that support ACPI. 51 IR is support under Windows 95 and Windows 98 - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 17
of device swapping and docking stations. Linux Hardware Requirements The Linux kernel's small size and its efficient memory management contribute to Linux's low hardware requirements. If run in a text-based mode, Linux requires less processing power for graphics, unless X-Windows or a Graphical User - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 18
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 video content designed for Digital VideoDisks (DVD-ROM) drives. USB USB support is experimental only. Linux - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 19
base. Some corporate customers have opted to stay with Windows 3.1x until they are ready to deploy Windows 98 or Windows 2000. For this reason Compaq will continue to provide support for DOS 6.2x and Windows 3.1x on the LTE 5000 and older Armada product families. Refer to Table 2 for information on - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 20
Compaq Customer Service & Support or on the Compaq Web site at http://www.compaq.com. For additional convenience Compaq software enhancements are also available on CD. See the section titled Support Software for more information. Compaq will continue to offer support for Windows NT 3.51 support - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 21
browser, faster launch and shutdown times, expanded driver support and update, updated system tools for corporate support, and troubleshooting wizards. With these enhancements, Windows 98 "works better" and "plays better" according to Microsoft. This upgrade is designed to provide the best Internet - HP Armada 1500 | Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products - Page 22
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
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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Windows 98
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10
Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation 4.0
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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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20
Frequently Asked Questions
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21
List of Tables
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Operating System Support for
Compaq Portable Products
–
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.