This FAQ was compiled due to requests for various information that can
best be answered with a FAQ. It may help to reduce bandwidth for common
questions and problems relating to the Compaq Aero(tm). The authors are
not affiliated with Compaq Computer Corp, or any affiliate of theirs. We
own Compaq Aeros, and wish to help others with their questions regarding
the Aero. We hope to update this FAQ on a regular basis, but there are no
guarantees.

This FAQ is actually a collaborative effort from many individuals on
aero-l whose questions and answers were incorporated. Although
digestifying lots of posts results in a less authoritative style for the
FAQ, I believe it makes for a more spellbinding reading (e.g. watching
over somebody's shoulder as they disassemble the Aero and upgrade the
hard disk). Also, often there is more than one possible answer, or the
answer is not known (perhaps you know it?).

Undoubtedly there are still many bugs, errors, or obscure things in this
FAQ. You are welcome to send us your contributions/corrections or
suggestions. The usual disclaimer applies: the authors and contributors
disavow any responsibility for the information contained in this
document. If following the FAQ makes your Aero go up in smoke, do not
blame us (but, if it makes for good reading, tell us about it. Heck, tell
us about it even when it was not caused by the FAQ). You have been warned!

                                    - Ekkehard Rohwedder

There are some stylistic differences between Ekkehard Rohwedder's FAQ
and mine. I have chosen to site my references by including some of the
mail header of the original posting (Date and From) when ever possible.
These entries are preceded by a [C] indicating the following is a
comment. Ekkehard Rohwedder used a [Q] and [A] format, with a big list
of all the contributers at the end. There are still some entries of the
old format left in the FAQ with incomplete attributions. I apologize if
any contributors have not been referenced in a proper fashion, and I
also apologize if I include an email address that was not intended to be 
distributed. I will seek to fix such problems quickly as they arise, but
as of yet, nobody has complained.

                                     - Philip Wilk