Compaq Value-Added Features; Table 3. Compaq Value-Added Features - Compaq Armada 1500c White Paper

Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products

Compaq Value-Added Features

Table 3 summarizes major software functionality and hardware supported on Compaq portable
computers for each operating system. Some of this support is provided through Compaq device
drivers and utilities, while other support is inherent to the operating system. Refer to the legend at
the end of the table for a description of the entries. The list is not intended to be exhaustive; only
a high level review of functional areas found to be of most interest to Compaq portable customers
are noted.

Table 3. Compaq Value-Added Features

Audio Drivers
Video Drivers
Power Management
Standby
Hibernation
Power conservation
timers
17
ACPI Support 18
APM Support
Programmable Keys
PC Card 16 Support
PC Card CardBus
(32-bit) Support
Plug-and-Play
Support for PC
Cards
Compaq Ethernet
Network Drivers
14
Some features are not supported on all platforms where limitations in the hardware prevent a feature from being enabled.
15
Audio drivers with Compaq value added features will be available for selected Armada models to support commercial versions of
Windows 2000.
16
Video 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, and in the operating system. Most Armada models have hardware and BIOS
support. See Table 6 for a list of Armada families that support ACPI. Windows 2000 and Windows 98 Second Edition offer ACPI
support in the operating system.
19
Microsoft Windows 3.1x does support APM version 1.1.
20
Customers interested in power management support under IBM OS/2 Warp should contact IBM directly for more information.
21
CVA support for programmable keys will be available to support commercial versions of Windows 2000.
22
Armada 1500 and Armada 7000 families only.
23
For Plug-and-Play support, some limitations exist with some PC Cards and are dependent on the PC Card drivers. Contact your PC
Card vendor for more information about Plug-and-Play support under Windows NT 4.0.
NA120D/0199
14
Windows
2000 Beta 3 Windows 98
OS 15 CVA
OS 16 CVA
OS CVA
OS CVA
OS CVA/OS
CVA/OS CVA/OS
CVA/OS CVA/OS
NA CVA
21
OS OS
OS OS
OS OS
CVA CVA
Windows NT
4.0 Windows 95
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
NA NA
CVA/OS OS
CVA CVA
CVA/OS OS
CVA OS
CVA 23 OS
CVA CVA
Windows NT DOS &
3.51 Windows 3.1x
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
CVA CVA
NA NA
NA OS 19
CVA CVA
OS CVA
NA CVA 22
NA CVA
CVA CVA
7
OS/2 Warp
3.0 & 4.0
CVA
CVA
CVA
CVA
CVA
NA
NA 20
CVA
OS
NA
NA
OS