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Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
Feature
Universal Serial Bus
(USB)
Setup Enhancements
Faster Shutdown
FAT32 Conversion
Utility
Power Management
Win32 Driver Model
(WDM)
Windows Maintenance
Wizard
Version Conflict
Manager
Remote Access Server
Multiple Display
Support
Support for New
Generation of
Hardware
Some of the new features with Windows 98 have particular appeal to some commercial notebook
users. However, all features of Windows 98 are not supported across all Compaq notebook
families. In addition, some Compaq 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.
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Compaq recommends that customers planning to utilize ACPI upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition or later.
NA120D/0199
Description
Allows up to 127 devices off a single port. Supports Plug-and-Play of these devices. . USB also offers
greater speed over traditional serial buses (up to 12 Mbs). The connector provides power across the
bus.
Decreases setup time while increasing setup reliability. The setup interface shows the user how far
along in the setup process they are.
The shutdown time has been dramatically reduced from Windows 95 to Windows 98.
A graphical utility which can quickly and safely convert a hard drive from the FAT16 to FAT32.
Windows 98 is the first Microsoft operating system to feature ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface). ACPI is an open industry specification that is an integral part of the Microsoft OnNow
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A new, unified driver model for Windows 95 and Windows NT that will enable new devices to have a
single driver for both operating systems. It allows Windows 98 to maintain full legacy device driver
support while adding support for new WDM drivers.
Allows users to schedule regular maintenance for their systems. The Windows Maintenance Wizard
includes: Disk Defragmenter; ScanDisk; and Disk Cleanup.
Detects file version conflicts with installed programs and will install the Windows version of the driver.
Enables the users' desktop to act as a dial-up server. Allows dial-up clients to remotely connect to a
Windows 98 machine for local resource access.
Allows the user to display different images on multiple monitors using multiple graphics adapters on a
single PC. This feature effectively expands the size the Windows desktops extending beyond a single
monitor.
In addition to the USB and ACPI support mentioned above, Windows 98 supports additional new
hardware features including IEEE 1394, Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), and DVD.
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