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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
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Models
The Armada E500 and E500S model naming conventions are shown in
Table 1-1. The computer model designation is composed of a group of
characters that defines each model’s features.
Table 1-1
Compaq Armada E500 and E500S
Model Naming Convention
Key
A E 5 P3 850 T5P 20 V M 64 58 N S F
1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 10-12 13-14 15 16 17-19 20-21 22 23 24
Key Description Options
1 Brand designator A = Armada
2 Segment designator E = Expansion
3 Series 5 = 500
4 Blank
5-6 Processor type P3 = Intel
Pentium III
P2 = Intel
Pentium II
C1 = Intel
Celeron 1
7-9 Processor speed 850 = 850 MHz
800 = 800 MHz
700 = 700 MHz
650 = 650 MHz
600 = 600 MHz
550 = 550 MHz
500 = 500 MHz
450 = 450 MHz
400 = 400 MHz
366 = 366 MHz
10 Panel type T = TFT
11 Panel size 5 = 15.x”
4 = 14.x”
3 = 13.x”
2 = 12.x”
12 Panel resolution P = SXGA+ X = XGA S = SVGA
13-14Hard drive size
(in GB, 1-2 digits)
20 = 20.0 GB
18 = 18.0 GB
12 = 12.0 GB
10 = 10.0 GB
6 = 6.0 GB
4 = 4.3 GB
15 Optical drive D = 24X Max CD-ROM
drive
V = DVD-ROM drive
16 Integrated
communication
M = Mini PCI
V.90 modem
C = NIC/modem
combo
0 = none
17-19RAM (in MB,
2-3 digits)
64 = 64 MB
20-21Operating system 98 = Windows 98
58 = Windows 95/98
dual install*
N4 = Windows NT 4.0
N2 = Windows NT 4.0/
Windows 2000
dual install*
22 NAFTA N = NAFTA
23 Pointing device S = Pointing stick P = TouchPad
24 Security
*
End user must make a selection between the two operating systems. If end user
desires rejected product after selection is made, end user must acquire and pay for
rejected product separately.