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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Overview W h a t ' s N e w Intel Mobile Pentium III 1.0 GHz and 900 MHz processors A t A G l a n c e Intel Mobile Pentium III processor up to 1.0 GHz processors with Intel SpeedStep™...
Compaq 56K (V.90) Modem plus 10/100 NIC NOTE: Select models of the Armada E500 ship standard with a Compaq Global Mini PCI 56K (V.90) Modem Type II Mini PCI or with a Compaq 56K (V.90) plus 10/100 NIC Type II Mini PCI.
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30-GB SMART 20-GB SMART 12-GB SMART 10-GB SMART Compaq Premier Sound™ for enhanced stereo audio M u l t i m e d i a Integrated 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible stereo audio Integrated stereo speakers and microphone Software/hardware volume control...
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9-cell battery in the DualBay is over 7 hours. Maximum battery life over 9.5 hours can be achieved using a 9-cell in the Primary Battery Bay and DualBay along with a 6-cell in the MultiBay. NOTE: For Pentium III 900MHz and 1GHz units, Compaq provides a battery-optimized mode only while running on battery power.
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One custom level of power conservation ACPI compliant NOTE: For Pentium III 900MHz and 1GHz units, Compaq provides battery optimized mode only while running on battery power. M u l t i B a y D e v i c e s MultiBay devices may be swapped with the system powered on (hot) or in suspend mode (warm) under Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000 (except MultiBay Zip drive or MultiBay secondary hard drive).
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Standard Features The Etymology of a Model name: N a m i n g C o n v e n t i o n DA-10441 North America — Version 32— May 29, 2002...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Standard Features O D E L S 15.0-inch color TFT SXGA+ A E 5 P 3 1 0 0 0 T 5 P 3 0 W C 1 2 8 N 2 Display 470011-622 Intel Pentium 1.0 GHz...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Standard Features O D E L S (continued) 14.1-inch color TFT XGA A E 5 P 3 9 0 0 T 4 X 2 0 D C 1 2 8 9 8 Display 470011-648 Intel Pentium 900 MHz...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Standard Features O D E L S (continued) 14.1-inch color TFT XGA A E 5 P 3 8 0 0 T 4 X 2 0 V C 6 4 9 8 Display 179855-008 Intel Pentium III 800 MHz...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Standard Features O D E L S (continued) 14.1-inch color TFT XGA A E 5 P 3 7 0 0 T 4 X 1 2 D C 6 4 9 8 Display 179849-001 Intel Pentium III 700 MHz...
Compaq 56K (V.90) Modem plus 10/100 NIC Type II Mini PCI Card 149373-001 For additional compatible PC Cards, view the Compaq PC Card Solutions List on the Compaq Web site at: http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/pcmcia/. NOTE: Designed only to allow faster downloads from V.90 compliant sources. Maximum achievable download transmission rates currently do not reach 56 KB/s, and will vary with line conditions.
Compaq Global Case 294268-B21 Compaq Professional Case (nylon) 401366-B21 Compaq Professional Case (leather) 401367-B21 Armada M300 and Armada M700 specific Compaq M Series Portfolio Case 167337-B21 Compaq Ultralight Case 167336-B21 NOTE: For additional information visit http://www.compaq.com/products/notebooks/ DA-10441 North America — Version 32— May 29, 2002...
128-MB (100-MHz) Memory Upgrade 400313-B21 64-MB (100-MHz) Memory Upgrade 400312-B21 NOTE: Due to the non-industry standard nature of some third-party memory modules, we strongly recommend using only Compaq branded memory modules to ensure compatibility. DA-10441 North America — Version 32— May 29, 2002...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Storage 1. MultiBay 2. Primary Hard Drive 3. Dual Bay 4. PC Card Slot R I V E U P P O R T Quantity Drive Bay System Drive Support Supported Supported Removable Media DualBay 1.44-MB Diskette Drive...
QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Technical Specifications Dimensions (H x W x D) 12.5 x 10.1 x 1.7 in/31.7 x 25.7 x 4.3 cm System Unit 15-inch TFT panel display models 14.1-inch TFT and lower panel 12.4 x 9.99 x 1.6 in/31.5 x 25.3 x 4.1 cm display models 6 to 7.2 lb/2.73 to 3.27kg...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Technical Specifications 15-Inch Color TFT SXGA+ Viewable Dimensions 11.97 x 8.98 in/304.1 x 228.1 mm Display (H x W) Diagonal Size 15.0 in/380.1 mm Number of Colors Up to 16.8M Contrast Ratio 150:1 Brightness 100 nit min, 120 nit typ...
QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Technical Specifications 12.1-Inch Color TFT SVGA Dimensions (H x W) 9.7 x 7.24 in/24.6 x 18.4 cm Display Diagonal Size 12.1 in/30.7 cm Mounting Internal Panel Support Number of Colors Up to 16.8M Contrast Ratio 150:1...
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QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Technical Specifications Hard Drives (continued) 12GB 12 GB Capacity 0.374 in/9.5 mm Height 2.75 in/70 mm Width Interface Synchronous (Maximum) 66.6 MB/s (Drive Capability) Transfer Rate Security ATA Security Single Track 3 ms Seek Time (typical reads, including...
QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Technical Specifications Diskette Size 3.5 in Diskette Drive Activity Indicator On system Height 0.5in/12.7 mm Bytes per Sector Sectors per track High density 18 (1.44 MB)/15 (1.2 MB) Low density High density 80 (1.44 MB)/80 (1.2 MB)
QuickSpecs Compaq Armada E500 Technical Specifications Center Hole Diameter 0.59 in/0.39 cm CD-RW Drive Disk Diameter 12 cm/8 cm Disk Thickness 0.047 in/1.2 mm Track Pitch 0.74 µm Access Times Random < 150 ms (typical reads, including Full-Stroke < 225 ms...
(with all released Service Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, DOS Application Support under Windows Packs) Power Management Support APM Revision 1.2, ACPI, Compaq Power Management Extensions for Windows NT Approvals/Certifications UL, CSA, NEMKO, CCIB, Industry Canada, FCC Part 68, CTR21, FCC Part 15 Class B, Canadian ICES-003 Class B, C.I.S.P.R.22, Australian ACA, CE Mark, Other...
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