Display Driver; Multimedia; Premiere Audio; Internet Explorer 4.01 - Compaq Armada 6500 White Paper

Armada 6500 Pre-install Refresh

Display Driver

The Armada 6500 features the ATI Rage Pro video chipset along with software drivers to enable all
functionality of the chipset. Driver support is complimented by a Display Utility that provides easy access
to video settings through the Windows Control Panel as well as a System Tray accessible icon that allows
the user to change video resolution and color depth without requiring the computer to be power cycled.
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Multimedia

Premiere Audio

The Armada 6500 audio device drivers enable the ESS PCI Maestro 2E audio chipset to run multimedia
applications using Microsoft DirectSound audio capability. The DirectSound interface provides
significantly more control over the audio controller in the Armada 6500. In addition to playing WAV and
MIDI files, DirectSound also provides a high-quality wave mixing facility, as well as an industry-
standard MIDI playback system. Additionally, DirectSound provides added control over the memory
utilization of the sound controller, allowing user-selection of sounds to be cached.
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Microsoft Multimedia Support
The versions of Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 preinstalled on the Armada 6500
include Microsoft DirectShow (a component of IE 4.01), which enables the following types of video
playback:
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Internet Explorer 4.01

Internet Explorer 4.01 (IE4) integrates the PC and the Internet which eliminates the need to use one tool
to browse the Web and another to use the PC. Microsoft labels this concept as the Web PC. IE4
introduces a host of new features that solve some of the problems previously experienced by customers.
The features include a Search Bar to IE4 that lists search results in view while the user explores the sites
listed. Another feature of IE4 is the AutoComplete function in which the Address Bar automatically
completes addresses for users based on sites already visited and also corrects syntax errors. In addition,
Microsoft has included an Offline Reading feature which lets users set up favorite Web sites to be
downloaded to their hard drive according to a customizable schedule for off-line viewing at a later time.
Compaq has designed its own commercial channel, The Compaq Channel for Business, which is available
for download on the Compaq Web site. It provides users with up-to-date access to helpful technical
support, product information and announcement news, timely articles, and the latest software and driver
downloads. More detailed information about IE 4.0 can be found in the White Paper titled Internet
Explorer 4.0 for Compaq Commercial Portable and Desktop Products, October 1997.
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.AVI, .MOV and MPEG1 playback support
Indeo4-compressed AVI playback support
MCI support for both 16 and 32-bit applications
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