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Compaq Armada E500
DA-10441 Canada — Version 23 — February 26, 2001 5
Standard Features
Battery
6- or 9-cell Li-Ion battery is provided, depending on model. Battery life of the Pentium® III 850-MHz model using
the 9-cell battery is over 3.5 hours, based on standard configuration used. Battery life using an additional 9-cell
battery in Dualbay is up to 8 hours. Maximum battery life over 9 and a half hours using a 9-cell battery in the
Primary Battery Bay and DualBay along with a 6-Cell battery in the MultiBay. 6-Cell battery in Celeron models only.
Note: Actual results may vary with individual usage. When tested in standard configuration, using Ziff-Davis
BatteryMark Test version 3.0, the battery life of the Armada E500 will range up to 4.03 hours. Standard
configuration is considered to be one battery, a 14-inch 1024 x 768 x 16 bit colour panel set at 50 percent
brightness, Win98, 64 MB RAM, 6 GB HDD, and no other drives other than the hard drive active.
Note: Actual results may vary with individual usage. When tested in standard configuration, using Ziff-Davis
BatteryMark Test version 3.0, the battery life of the Armada E500 will range up to 3.5 hours. Standard
configuration is considered to be one battery, a 15-inch 1024 x 768 x 16 bit colour panel set at 50 percent
brightness, Win98, 64 MB RAM, 12 GB HDD, and no other drives other than the hard drive active.
Power Conservation
Intel SpeedStep™ technology allows a Battery Optimized Mode where CPU draws 50 percent of normal power yet
affords 70 to 80 percent of maximum PIII processing speed.
Hibernation
Instant-On via Standby
Pop-ups with three presets
One custom level of power conservation
ACPI compliant
MultiBay Devices
Supports swapping with power or in suspend mode under Windows 9.x, Windows 2000 and NT4.0
Supports Hot Swapping : CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, MultiBay Battery, Diskette Drive
Supports swapping with power in suspend mode: Secondary Hard Drive, 2X LS-120
DualBay Devices
Supports swapping with power or in suspend mode under Windows 9.x, Windows 2000 and NT4.0
Supports swapping with power or in suspend mode Diskette drive, Primary battery
Service and Support
Compaq Services includes a one-year, worldwide limited warranty, pick-up or carry-in, upgrade to on-site warranty
or additional two-year warranty available; and toll-free 7 x 24 hardware technical phone support.
Note: Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Product Information Centre at 1-888-88-COMPAQ.
Naming Convention
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