HP Notebook 100 Installing Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Arma - Page 7

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 7 Appendices A. System ROM Versions To determine your Armada system ROM revision, use either Compaq's Inspect utility or Compaq Diagnostics for Windows. Table 2 shows the latest system ROM BIOS versions at the time of publication of this document. TABLE 2 - CURRENT COMPAQ ROM VERSIONS Portable Family Armada E700/M700 Armada E500/V300 Armada M300 Current System ROM Version 686H_2000.0804 B 686N_2000.0826 A 686R_2000.0808 A A. First Time Docking Before docking, you need to ensure that all of the specific drivers and support software for your Armada notebook have been installed. Please refer to table 1 for a list of deliverables that are required. Each deliverable SoftPaq contains installation instructions. Compaq strongly recommends a "cold dock" for the user's first docking under Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition. Properly shutdown your computer by clicking !Start → Shut Down... Select "Shut down the computer?" and then click Yes. If your system requires to be manually turned off, do so now. Place the computer in the docking station or convenience base and then turn on the unit's power. A. Removing Software If you choose to manually upgrade to Windows Me, a number of Compaq value-added drivers, utilities, and applications must be removed from your system. It is highly recommended that these be removed before you install Windows Me. Table 3 outlines this information. Under Windows 98, applications and utilities can be removed by going to Start → Settings Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs ... TABLE 3 - SOFTWARE TO REMOVE Name Compaq Floppy Alert (E700 only) Easy Point IV Insight Management Agents Insight Management Web Agents Netflex-3 Ethernet Drivers Power Management Power Management Enhancements Remote Management Synaptics TouchPad Driver System Enhancements