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Getting to Know Your Computer
This chapter identifies and describes the industry leader features, components, controls, and
indicators of your Compaq Armada 6500 notebook computer. It also describes how to use
the integrated touch pad as well as how to replace the system battery.
Features
The Compaq Armada 6500 is a high-performance notebook computer designed for the
mobile professional. It offers the best-in-class features for a notebook computer.
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Intel Pentium II Processor 300 MHz or
greater.
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2X AGP support
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512KB Level 2 pipelined sync-burst cache.
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6GB or larger Hard Drive
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64MB onboard SDRAM memory -
expandable to 192MB or greater using 3.3V
SDRAM SO-DIMMs.
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14.1 inch TFT XGA Color LCD Display.
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4MB SGRAM Video memory.
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External monitor support up to 1600 x 1200.
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CardBus slots - Two Type I or Type II cards
or one Type III card.
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Zoomed Video support using lower
CardBus slot - using Zoomed Video PC
Cards in this slot enables the viewing of full
motion video applications, such as MPEG
playback, video capture and TV.
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Hot Swappable Expansion Bay for Diskette,
CD-ROM or Optional Drive Modules.
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LCD Status display provides operating
status of the computer.
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Integrated Touch Pad pointing device.
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Integrated 10/100 BaseT Ethernet/56K
Data/FAX modem combo PC Card.
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16-bit Stereo Audio - internal microphone
and stereo speakers with connections for
an external microphone and stereo head-
phones, speakers, or an amplifier.
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Smart Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery.
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APM 1.2 compliant Power Management -
customizes system power usage based on
your needs.
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Fast Infrared (FIR) Interface - allows the
transfer of information with devices that
have an infrared or fast infrared (FIR)
interface.
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Supports hot docking to Compaq Mobile
6500 Expansion Unit or Compaq Armada
6500 Convenience Base.
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Full sized 85 key Windows keyboard.
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USB support.
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Microsoft ACPI support for Windows 98