Compaq ARMADA V300 series, ARMADA E500 series User Manual

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1.1 Computer Features and Models

The Compaq Armada E500 and Armada V300 Series of Personal Computers offer advanced m odularity, Intel Pentium II, III, and Intel Celeron processors with 64-bit architecture, industry-leading Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) implementation, and extensive multimedia support. The computers provide desktop functionality and connectivity through the optional expansion base, convenience base, or port replicator.

Figure 1-1. Compaq Armada E500 and Armada V300 Personal

Computers

Product Description 1-1

M = Mini PCI V.90

Models

The Armada E500 models are shown in Table 1-1. The computer model designation is composed of a group of characters that define each model’s features.

Table 1-1

Compaq Armada E500

Models and Model Naming Convention

Key

A E 5 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D M 64 95 N S F

1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 1011 1213-14 151617-19 20-21 222324

KEY DESCRIPTION OPTIONS

1 Brand designatorA = Armada 2 Segment

designator 3 Series 5 = 500 4 Blank

5-6 Processor type P3 = Intel 7-9 Processor speed450 = 450 MHz 400 = 400 Mhz 366 = 366 MHz

10 Panel type T = TFT 11 Panel size 4 = 14.x” 3 = 13.x” 2 = 12.x” 12 Panel resolution X = XGA

13-14 Hard drive size

(in GB, 1-2

digits) 15 Optical drive D = 24X Max CD-ROM drive 16 Integrated

communicatio

n

17-19 RAM (in MB,

2-3 digits)

20-21 Operating

system

22 NAFTA N = NAFTA 23 Pointing device S = Pointing stick P = TouchPad 24 Security

E = Expansion

Pentium III

12 = 12.0 GB 6 = 6.0 GB 4 = 4.3 GB

modem 64 = 64 MB 98 = Windows 98

P2 = Intel Pentium II

C = NIC/modem

combo

58 = Windows

95/ 98 dual install

0 = none

N4 = Windows

NT 4.0

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A E 5

1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 10 11 12 13-14 15 16 17-19 20-21 22 23 24

SKU#

A E 5 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D 0 64 58 161604-XX1

P3 450 T 3 X 6 D 0 64 98 161604-XX4 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D 0 64 N4 161604-XX6 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D M 64 58 161605-XX1 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D M 64 58 161605-XX3 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D M 64 N4 161605-XX6 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D M 64 N4 161605-XX7 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D C 64 58 164749-XX1 P3 450 T 3 X 6 D C 64 N4 164749-XX6 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D 0 64 58 127669-XX1 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D 0 64 98 127669-XX4 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D 0 64 N4 127669-XX6 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D M 64 58 127670-XX1 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D M 64 58 127670-XX3 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D M 64 N4 127670-XX6 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D M 64 N4 127670-XX7 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D C 64 58 164751-XX1 P3 450 T 4 X 12 D C 64 N4 164751-XX6 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D 0 64 58 152675-XX1 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D 0 64 98 152675-XX4 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D 0 64 N4 152675-XX6 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D M 64 58 152676-XX1 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D M 64 58 152676-XX3 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D M 64 N4 152676-XX6 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D M 64 N4 152676-XX7 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D C 64 58 164748-XX1 P2 400 T 4 X 6 D C 64 N4 164748-XX6 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D 0 64 58 155058-XX1 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D 0 64 98 155058-XX4 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D 0 64 N4 155058-XX6 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D M 64 58 155059-XX1 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D M 64 58 155059-XX3 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D M 64 N4 155059-XX6 P2 366 T 2 S 4 D M 64 N4 155059-XX7

Product Description 1-3

M = Mini PCI V.90

The Armada V300 models are shown in Table 1-2. The computer model designation is composed of a group of characters that define each model’s features.

Table 1-2

Compaq Armada V300

Models and Model Naming Convention

Key

A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D M 64 95 N S F

1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 1011 1213-14 151617-19 20-21 222324

KEY DESCRIPTION OPTIONS

1 Brand designatorA = Armada 2 Segment

designator 3 Series 3 = 300 4 Blank

5-6 Processor type C2 = Intel 7-9 Processor speed466 = 466 MHz 400 = 400 MHz

10 Panel type T = TFT S = STN 11 Panel size 4 = 14.x” 2 = 12.x” 12 Panel resolution X = XGA S= SVGA

13-14 Hard drive size

(in GB, 1-2

digits) 15 Optical drive D = 24X Max CD-ROM drive 16 Integrated

communicatio

n

17-19 RAM (in MB,

2-3 digits)

20-21 Operating

system

22 NAFTA N = NAFTA 23 Pointing device P = TouchPad 24 Security

V = Versatility

Celeron 2

4 = 4.3 GB

modem 64 = 64 MB 32 = 32 MB 98 = Windows 98 58 = Windows

C = NIC/modem

combo

95/98 dual install

0 = none

N4 = Windows

NT 4.0

1-4 Product Description

V 3 3

C2

T T 4 2 X S 4

D M C N4

64

1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 10 11 12 13-14 15 16 17-19 20-21 22 23 24

SKU#

A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D C 58 64 158984-XX2 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D C N4 64 158984-XX6 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D 0 58 64 117734-XX2 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D 0 98 64 117734-XX4 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D 0 N4 64 117734-XX6 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D M 58 64 117735-XX2 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D M 58 64 117735-XX3 A V 3 C2 466 T 4 X 4 D M N4 64 117735-XX6 A

V

C2

A

400

A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D C N4 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D 0 58 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D 0 98 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D 0 N4 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D M 58 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D M 58 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D M N4 64 A V 3 C2 400 T 2 S 4 D M N4 64 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D 0 58 32 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D 0 98 32 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D 0 N4 32 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D M 58 32 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D M 58 32 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D M N4 32 A V 3 C2 400 S 2 S 4 D M N4 32

1

9-cell Lithium Ion main battery pack

2

6-cell Lithium ion main battery pack

466

D

4

58

64

117735-XX7

158983-XX2 158983-XX6 117732-XX2 117732-XX4 117732-XX6 117733-XX2 117733-XX3 117733-XX6 117733-XX7 117730-XX2 117730-XX4 117730-XX6 117731-XX2 117731-XX3 117731-XX6 117731-XX7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Product Description 1-5

Features

The computer has the following features:

n The following processors are available, varying by computer model:

n The Armada E500 features an Intel Pentium III 450-MHz

processor or Intel Pentium II 400- or 366-MHz processor, with 256-KB integrated cache.

n The Armada V300 features an Intel Celeron 466- or 400-MHz

processor, both with 128-KB integrated L2 cache.

n ATI RAGE LT Pro, 4-MB SGRAM (synchronous graphics) n The following standard memory is available, varying by computer

model:

n The Armada E500 is equipped with 64-MB high-performance

Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), expandable to 512 MB.

n The Armada V300 is equipped with 64- or 32-MB

high-performance SDRAM, expandable to 512 MB.

n Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT

Workstation 4.0 preinstalled

n The following displays are available, varying by computer model:

n The Armada E500 features a 14.1- inch, XGA, TFT (1024 × 768),

13.3-inch, XGX, TFT (1024 × 768) or 12.1-inch, SVGA, TFT (800 x

600) display, all with over 16.8 million colors.

n The Armada V300 features a 14.1- inch XGA TFT (1024 × 768),

12.1-inch SVGA TFT (800 x 600), or 12.1-inch SVGA STN (800 x

600) display, all with over 16.8 million colors.

n The following keyboards are available, varying by computer model:

n The Armada E500 supports a TouchPad or pointing stick

keyboards.

n The Armada V300 is equipped with a TouchPad keyboard.

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n Mini PCI 56K V.90 modem, or optional Mini PCI V.90 modem plus

10/100 NIC combination card

n The following PC Card features are available, varying by computer

model:

n The Armada E500 features two Type II PC Card slots with

support for both 32-bit CardBus and 16-bit PC Cards; Zoomed video is supported in the bottom slot.

n The Armada V300 features one Type II PC Card slot with support

for both 32-bit CardBus and 16-bit PC Cards.

n External AC adapter with power cord n The following battery packs are available, varying by computer

model:

n The Armada E500 supports a 9- or 6-cell Lithium ion (Li ion)

primary battery pack in the battery bay or DualBay, and a 6-cell Li ion MultiBay battery pack in the MultiBay; supporting up to three battery packs in the computer at one time.

n The Armada V300 supports a 9- or 6-cell Li ion primary battery

pack in the battery bay and a 6-cell Li ion MultiBay battery pack in the MultiBay.

n The following hard drives are available, varying by computer model:

n The Armada E500 supports 12.0-, 6.0-, or 4.3-GB high-capacity

SMART hard drives with DriveLock security and Prefailure Warranty.

n The Armada V300 supports 6.0- or 4.3-GB high-capacity SMART

hard drives with DriveLock security and Prefailure Warranty.

n Flexible MultiBay that accommodates a 24X MAX CD-ROM drive,

DVD-ROM drive, SuperDisk LS-120 drive, 6-cell Li ion MultiBay battery pack, or secondary hard drive (when used with a Hard Drive MultiBay Adapter).

n Connectors for parallel, serial, audio in/out, external monitor,

universal serial bus, external keyboard, and AC power

n Stereo speakers providing Compaq PremierSound 16-bit stereo

sound

Product Description 1-7

1.2 Intelligent Manageability

Intelligent Manageability consists of preinstalled software tools for the computer and Compaq servers that assist in tracking, troubleshooting, protecting, and maintaining the computer. It provides the following functions:

n Asset Management: provides detailed configuration and diagnostic

information.

n Fault Management: prevents, predicts, and alerts of impending

hardware problems.

n Security Management: protects unauthorized access to data and

components.

n Configuration Management: optimizes the computer by providing the

latest drivers, utilities, and software, which are available on CD ROM and the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/support/portables.

NOTE: For further help with Intelligent Manageability, select Start à Compaq Information Center à Intelligent Manageability

Accessing the Web Agent

The computer may have a preinstalled Web Agent that allows computer configuration information to be viewed using Web technology. To access this feature, select Start à Compaq Information Center à Insight Web Management.

If the computer does not have a preinstalled Web Agent, it can be downloaded from the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com.

Asset Management

Asset Management enables component infor mation to be retrieved when on the road or connected to the network.

Asset Management also enables the network administrator to remotely retrieve information from any Compaq computer connected to the network. The information can be used to assist in tracking and maintaining the computer and its components. It provides the following information:

1-8 Product Description

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