Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 - Compaq Armada 7800 White Paper

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MPORTANT
Customers who downgrade from
the preinstalled version of
Windows 95 OSR2.1 will lose key
functionality. Compaq strongly
recommends that customers do
not downgrade.
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Key Benefits of Windows 95 OSR 2.1 over OSR 1
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PC Card Enhancements - Windows OSR2.1 PC Card utility adds support for multi-volt (3.3
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and 5.0 volt), 16-bit multifunction PC Cards (i.e., network/modem) and 32-bit CardBus PC
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Cards.
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Power Management Enhancements - Enhancements include Advanced Power Management
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(APM) 1.2 support, resume on ring, disk spin down, and a battery meter which reflects
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multiple batteries.
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New Display Control Panel – The new Display Control Panel includes:
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Integrated QuickRes, - the ability to change resolution without the need to restart the
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computer
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Dynamic Color Depth Changing - the ability to change the number of colors displayed
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without the need to restart the computer
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Hardware Panning – the ability to have a virtual desktop that is larger than would be
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possible by using just the resolution supported by the monitor (e. g. a 1024x768 desktop
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. . on a panel or monitor with 800x600 physical resolution). The maximum virtual resolution
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is 1600x1200.
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Monitor Refresh Rate Settings - the ability to select different refresh rates depending on
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which resolution the screen is set for (i. e. 640x480, 800x600, etc.)
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Multimedia - ActiveMovie and DirectX III are included in OSR2.1. Compaq has further
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updated DirectX to the latest version available from Microsoft, DirectX V.
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Microsoft NetMeeting - This voice and data conferencing application is built around open
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Internet conference standards. Point-to-point voice calls can be placed over the Internet using
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industry standard protocols or using DSVD when a modem-to-modem based connection is
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preferred. NetMeeting also provides multi-point data collaboration tools including an
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interactive whiteboard, file sharing and application sharing.
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A Word about Windows 95 OSR1
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For customers who prefer to use Windows 95 OSR1 or Windows 95 Retail on the Armada 7800,
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Compaq offers support only for those features inherently supported by the operating system. This
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support includes basic functionality, such as audio and video, along with Compaq enhancements
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that enable hardware functionality. Please refer to the Compaq Armada Portable products with
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Microsoft Windows 95 OSR1 White Paper for details.
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 is offered as a pre-install operating system for the
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Armada 7800. Compaq supports customers who install Windows NT 4.0 on their own. Compaq
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drivers, utilities and applications for Windows NT 4.0 are discussed in detail in later sections of
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this White Paper.
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Hardware Functionality and Software Enhancements
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Since Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 was originally positioned and designed for desktop computing,
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there are some portable computer features that are either not supported by the native operating
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system or which do not function in the same manner to which Compaq customers have become
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accustomed under Windows 95. These features primarily fall into the areas of PC Card and power
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