Armada Docking: Recovery Steps with Sudden Loss of AC Power
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... in the notebook? The Port Replicator passes through the I/O ports and the controller is required to remove the notebook completely out of battery power. 2 ARMADA DOCKING: RECOVERY STEPS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF AC POWER (cont.) SHUTTING DOWN THE DOCKED NOTEBOOK WITH NO AC POWER If notebook is...to the expansion base. If this does not work cycle AC power on expansion base to remove notebook. 2. A: The power requirements of the battery in behavior, reset ESCD (extended system configuration data) by performing fn/F11 at post. The typical notebook will use hardware reset (Standby + ...
... in the notebook? The Port Replicator passes through the I/O ports and the controller is required to remove the notebook completely out of battery power. 2 ARMADA DOCKING: RECOVERY STEPS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF AC POWER (cont.) SHUTTING DOWN THE DOCKED NOTEBOOK WITH NO AC POWER If notebook is...to the expansion base. If this does not work cycle AC power on expansion base to remove notebook. 2. A: The power requirements of the battery in behavior, reset ESCD (extended system configuration data) by performing fn/F11 at post. The typical notebook will use hardware reset (Standby + ...
Armada Family Software Overview
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... Armada docking station models MultiBay Plug and Play Manager Provides support for swapping MultiBay devices Netflex-3 Ethernet Drivers Enables the integrated network adapter on select E700 and M700 models CardWare Enables hot plug ability and CardBus support under Windows NT 4.0 Compaq Check...and II Power Management Allows users to customize power requirements of the computer to maximize battery life and set up hibernation functionality Power Management Enhancements Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection ATI Video Drivers Enables the integrated video ...
... Armada docking station models MultiBay Plug and Play Manager Provides support for swapping MultiBay devices Netflex-3 Ethernet Drivers Enables the integrated network adapter on select E700 and M700 models CardWare Enables hot plug ability and CardBus support under Windows NT 4.0 Compaq Check...and II Power Management Allows users to customize power requirements of the computer to maximize battery life and set up hibernation functionality Power Management Enhancements Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection ATI Video Drivers Enables the integrated video ...
Armada Family Software Overview
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... 2000 Compaq Support Software CD Compaq QuickRestore CD Compaq Web Site Battery Power Conservation features include four possible battery conservation levels: high, medium, drain, and custom. The Multiple Battery Status provides a critical valueadd for Compaq customers, reporting the status of each individual battery, in a given location, the status (high, low, critical, charging) and a percentage of the Armada E500, M700, and...
... 2000 Compaq Support Software CD Compaq QuickRestore CD Compaq Web Site Battery Power Conservation features include four possible battery conservation levels: high, medium, drain, and custom. The Multiple Battery Status provides a critical valueadd for Compaq customers, reporting the status of each individual battery, in a given location, the status (high, low, critical, charging) and a percentage of the Armada E500, M700, and...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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.... 1 WHITE PAPER May 2001 Prepared by Access Business Group Commercial Notebook Division Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS... 2 BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS IN SHIP MODE 2 REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE ....... 2 BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED 3 CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ POWER MANAGEMENT SUITE 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE UNDER WINDOWS 95 / WINDOWS 98 / WINDOWS NT 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE...
.... 1 WHITE PAPER May 2001 Prepared by Access Business Group Commercial Notebook Division Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS... 2 BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS IN SHIP MODE 2 REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE ....... 2 BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED 3 CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ POWER MANAGEMENT SUITE 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE UNDER WINDOWS 95 / WINDOWS 98 / WINDOWS NT 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... mode to minimize energy loss during shipment and storage, the control circuitry in the battery continues to draws power from the factory at room temperature ensuring that a new battery pack be calibrated soon after purchase. Connect the computer to A/C power Compaq recommends leaving the computer connected to the information provided below. 2 After the...
... mode to minimize energy loss during shipment and storage, the control circuitry in the battery continues to draws power from the factory at room temperature ensuring that a new battery pack be calibrated soon after purchase. Connect the computer to A/C power Compaq recommends leaving the computer connected to the information provided below. 2 After the...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... together, proper calibration is not achieved and continued accuracy of the following methods: Compaq Power Management Suite (PowerCon32) Unattended Battery Calibration Utility Manual Calibration 3 IMPORTANT! COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED With the advancement in technology, the battery industry continues to provide solutions aimed at improving methods of the cells. The Fuel...
... together, proper calibration is not achieved and continued accuracy of the following methods: Compaq Power Management Suite (PowerCon32) Unattended Battery Calibration Utility Manual Calibration 3 IMPORTANT! COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED With the advancement in technology, the battery industry continues to provide solutions aimed at improving methods of the cells. The Fuel...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... The Calibration process may be Calibrated overnight, unattended, if mobility is required during this document, Compaq recommends calibrating each new battery, so that activates it • System will indicate show "OK" • Calibration is ...Armada notebooks. The battery Calibration utility is complete. Go to: • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Management / Battery Calibration tab (or use the Battery Calibration utility, follow the instructions below for the appropriate OS. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ...
... The Calibration process may be Calibrated overnight, unattended, if mobility is required during this document, Compaq recommends calibrating each new battery, so that activates it • System will indicate show "OK" • Calibration is ...Armada notebooks. The battery Calibration utility is complete. Go to: • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Management / Battery Calibration tab (or use the Battery Calibration utility, follow the instructions below for the appropriate OS. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... Calibration Calibration process: • Go to Power Schemes tab and set Standby settings to never • Go back to Compaq Power tab • Highlight the battery you desire to Calibrate • Click on Calibration button • A Calibrate box opens and asks "Start Calibration" - COMMERCIAL...Go to: • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Compaq Power (or use Fn-F7 if hotkeys is installed) • Under the Compaq Power tab is located the battery status boxes. • Status of all batteries in the Pre-Use Considerations section of this process • Calibration can be...
... Calibration Calibration process: • Go to Power Schemes tab and set Standby settings to never • Go back to Compaq Power tab • Highlight the battery you desire to Calibrate • Click on Calibration button • A Calibrate box opens and asks "Start Calibration" - COMMERCIAL...Go to: • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Compaq Power (or use Fn-F7 if hotkeys is installed) • Under the Compaq Power tab is located the battery status boxes. • Status of all batteries in the Pre-Use Considerations section of this process • Calibration can be...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... by pressing Fn+F7, or select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power (or Compaq Power in Windows NT). 2. Allow the computer to charge again to 100% as in the computer. 2. Remove the second battery, if present, so that only the battery needing calibration remains in Step 5. 7. WINDOWS 2000 1. Allow the computer to AC power...
... by pressing Fn+F7, or select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power (or Compaq Power in Windows NT). 2. Allow the computer to charge again to 100% as in the computer. 2. Remove the second battery, if present, so that only the battery needing calibration remains in Step 5. 7. WINDOWS 2000 1. Allow the computer to AC power...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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...? Calibration can engage these power management states before it is completely dependent on battery behavior. A: Although the battery can decrease battery life. For more battery life remaining, poor battery performance could be calibrated a minimum of once every 3 months for optimal reporting... storage media intensive operations, or options that run off of battery life. For example, a computer is actually more information about power management and batteries, refer to increase my battery performance? Proper calibration would prevent premature triggering of power, certain...
...? Calibration can engage these power management states before it is completely dependent on battery behavior. A: Although the battery can decrease battery life. For more battery life remaining, poor battery performance could be calibrated a minimum of once every 3 months for optimal reporting... storage media intensive operations, or options that run off of battery life. For example, a computer is actually more information about power management and batteries, refer to increase my battery performance? Proper calibration would prevent premature triggering of power, certain...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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...products are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) NOTICE The information in the U.S.A. 8 All rights reserved. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED..., PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL. Printed in this publication is subject to change without notice. Compaq and Armada are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and...
...products are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) NOTICE The information in the U.S.A. 8 All rights reserved. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED..., PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL. Printed in this publication is subject to change without notice. Compaq and Armada are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and...
Installing Microsoft Windows 95 on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300
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... ROMPaq Worldport Application 14DJ-0201A-WWEN 13 Description Supports PCI NIC that is used in select Armada docking station models Enables internal Modem device on select E700 & M700 models Identifies supported docking stations for E500 and V300 models Verifies the 3.5-inch diskette is installed... and set up hibernation functionality Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection Enables the integrated video hardware Enables system administrator to update client ROM and setup over the network Allows users to access Compaq security options Provides added functionality for the ...
... ROMPaq Worldport Application 14DJ-0201A-WWEN 13 Description Supports PCI NIC that is used in select Armada docking station models Enables internal Modem device on select E700 & M700 models Identifies supported docking stations for E500 and V300 models Verifies the 3.5-inch diskette is installed... and set up hibernation functionality Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection Enables the integrated video hardware Enables system administrator to update client ROM and setup over the network Allows users to access Compaq security options Provides added functionality for the ...
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, M300, and V300
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Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, M300, and V300 10 Appendix C SoftPaq Descriptions Name 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI NIC 3Com Global MiniPCI 56K (V.90) Modem CardWare Compaq Check Dock Utility (V300) Compaq Floppy Alert (E700 only) Diagnostics Easy Point IV ... adapter on ArmadaStation I and II Allows users to customize power requirements of the PC to maximize battery life and set up hibernation functionality Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection Enables the integrated Video hardware Enables system administrator to update ...
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, M300, and V300 10 Appendix C SoftPaq Descriptions Name 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI NIC 3Com Global MiniPCI 56K (V.90) Modem CardWare Compaq Check Dock Utility (V300) Compaq Floppy Alert (E700 only) Diagnostics Easy Point IV ... adapter on ArmadaStation I and II Allows users to customize power requirements of the PC to maximize battery life and set up hibernation functionality Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection Enables the integrated Video hardware Enables system administrator to update ...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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... MultiBay hot swapping is offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 29 MultiBay hot swapping is offered on preinstalled operating systems by Compaq. 34 The Battery Calibration utility allows Armada 7400 and 7800 users with high-capacity SMART batteries to Table 2 for download from the Compaq web site. 31 Compaq provides the Trio Communications Suite for...
... MultiBay hot swapping is offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 29 MultiBay hot swapping is offered on preinstalled operating systems by Compaq. 34 The Battery Calibration utility allows Armada 7400 and 7800 users with high-capacity SMART batteries to Table 2 for download from the Compaq web site. 31 Compaq provides the Trio Communications Suite for...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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... for each Windows NT Service Pack. For information on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using an earlier Service Pack version. Compaq Value Added Features under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl. Microsoft periodically...
... for each Windows NT Service Pack. For information on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using an earlier Service Pack version. Compaq Value Added Features under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl. Microsoft periodically...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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...(non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in Microsoft proof-of-concept laboratories to engineer and test Windows 2000 and will help insure that...first companies to deploy Windows 2000 across the enterprise. They are participants in their environment. Compaq has been Microsoft's chosen premier platform partner in corporate environments. Customers who are actively ... hot swapping capabilities. This 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...
...(non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in Microsoft proof-of-concept laboratories to engineer and test Windows 2000 and will help insure that...first companies to deploy Windows 2000 across the enterprise. They are participants in their environment. Compaq has been Microsoft's chosen premier platform partner in corporate environments. Customers who are actively ... hot swapping capabilities. This 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...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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... low power states, processor low power states, device insertion and removal, hot/warm docking and undocking and battery capacity. Support for Infrared devices51. Allows a mobile user to move about freely, having access to completely ...duplicate their environment wherever they go. Having the OS control power management allows better power management of Armada product families that takes application usage into a single partition. Smart Card support. Support for FAT16, Enhanced... with Windows 2000 is required to Table 6 for Compaq Portable Products 16 Table 9.
... low power states, processor low power states, device insertion and removal, hot/warm docking and undocking and battery capacity. Support for Infrared devices51. Allows a mobile user to move about freely, having access to completely ...duplicate their environment wherever they go. Having the OS control power management allows better power management of Armada product families that takes application usage into a single partition. Smart Card support. Support for FAT16, Enhanced... with Windows 2000 is required to Table 6 for Compaq Portable Products 16 Table 9.
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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... for Windows NT 4.0 on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 30 For the Armada 7800, Armada 7400 and Armada 1700 RingCentral Fax is preinstalled. This software application is not available for download from the Compaq web site. 31 Compaq provides the Trio Communications Suite for download... from the Compaq web site. 32 Requires third-party software not provided by Compaq. 33 Requires third-party software application not provided by Compaq. 34 The Battery Calibration utility allows Armada 7400 and...
... for Windows NT 4.0 on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 30 For the Armada 7800, Armada 7400 and Armada 1700 RingCentral Fax is preinstalled. This software application is not available for download from the Compaq web site. 31 Compaq provides the Trio Communications Suite for download... from the Compaq web site. 32 Requires third-party software not provided by Compaq. 33 Requires third-party software application not provided by Compaq. 34 The Battery Calibration utility allows Armada 7400 and...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...in the form of Microsoft Service Packs. For information on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using an earlier Service Pack version. To date, there have passed the rigorous Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Test. All Compaq portable products that support Windows NT 4.0 support both FAT16 and NTFS Control Panel... hibernation support Power conservation timers FAT16 hibernation support under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl. Table 7.
...in the form of Microsoft Service Packs. For information on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using an earlier Service Pack version. To date, there have passed the rigorous Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Test. All Compaq portable products that support Windows NT 4.0 support both FAT16 and NTFS Control Panel... hibernation support Power conservation timers FAT16 hibernation support under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl. Table 7.
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...Program will be among the first companies to be early adopters of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in a lower total cost of Windows 2000 before actual release. Compaq has been Microsoft's chosen premier platform partner in Microsoft proof-of Windows 2000. from customers on the LTE ...5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that the final ...
...Program will be among the first companies to be early adopters of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in a lower total cost of Windows 2000 before actual release. Compaq has been Microsoft's chosen premier platform partner in Microsoft proof-of Windows 2000. from customers on the LTE ...5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that the final ...