SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP3299 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 (Workstations) VERSION: 1.23 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: ProWorkstations/Drivers PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation 5000, 6000, and 8000 OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 11 August 1997 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP3249 DESCRIPTION: Creates two files -- a description file and a self-extracting executable file. The self-extracting executable file contains Compaq Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 -- device drivers and utilities that support the following subsystems and features of Compaq Professional Workstations: Compaq HAL Support (ISA, Uniprocessor, and Multiprocessor) System Management/Health driver NetFlex/NetFlex-2/NetFlex-3/Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/Coax network adapter family NetFlex-3/Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/Coax network adapter monitoring, configuration, and duplex utility Compaq 10T PCI UTP and 10/100 TX PCI UTP IDA/IDA-2 disk controller SMART/SMART-2 array controller 32-Bit SCSI-2 Family of controllers Matrox Millennium/Millennium II video controller ELSA Gloria-L 3D graphics controller ESS 1868 AudioDrive audio controller Compaq Support Software diskette Installation utility ----- Version Numbers ----- Driver File Versions (* indicates new or updated since last release): Compaq Support Software Installation Utility version 1.23A * Netflex/Netflex-2 driver version 2.12 NetFlex-3/Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/Coax driver version 3.06 * Integrated PCI Fast-SCSI-2 driver version 2.40 * Elsa Gloria-L 3D graphics driver version 4.19 * Matrox Millennium/Millenium II graphics driver version 2.31 * ESS1868 Audio driver version 1.06.28 Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) (HALISA.DLL) version 301.02 Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) (HALMPS.DLL) version 302.01 * Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) (HALSP.DLL) version 301.02 Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) (HALUP.DLL) version 302.01 * System Management/Health driver version 2.40.01 * Shutdown Service version 2.01 Array driver version 2.06 ----- Enhancements/Fixes in this Release ----- Details are listed in NTREADME.HLP and summarized below. Compaq Advanced Network Control Utility - Added support for automatic duplex setting for all duplex auto-negotiation enabled Network Interface Controllers. - Added support to resolve NetFlex-3 Controller instances resulting from missing Network Interface Controllers. - Added support for the ProLiant 6500 and PCI adapters. - Updated the Graphical User Interface. - Added new icons. Compaq Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) - HALMPS.DLL (v302.01) and HALUP.DLL (v302.01) - Added fixes from Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5 and Hotfix 62660. - Added support for the /PCILOCK boot.ini option. - HALMPS.DLL (v302.01) only - Added support for use of the high-resolution 8254 counter as a profiling timer and the /USE8254 boot.ini option. - Added a new boot.ini option-/USETSC. Compaq System Management Driver - Added support for Compaq ProLiant 6500 Health features. - Fixed a driver issue for the ProLiant 6000 redundant fans which requires the use of SSD 1.23 A or SSD 2.00 A. The driver was not reporting fan redundancy to the Insight Agents, though it was reporting correctly to the Event Viewer and the Integrated Management Display. ELSA Gloria-L Video Driver - Added support for the Compaq Professional Workstation 8000 and the Compaq Professional Workstation 6000. - Updated the Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 third party graphics driver files for the ELSA Gloria-L Video Driver. Matrox Millennium Graphics Driver for NT 3.51 - Added Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Display Driver support to the updated version (2.31) of Matrox Millennium/Millennium II display adapters so that the adapters will provide support for the Compaq Professional Workstation 8000 and the Compaq Professional Workstation 6000. Compaq 32-Bit SCSI-2 Controller - Fixed the Moselle/P6 installation problem for the Compaq Ultra Wide controller where it does not run at 20 MTS if the EISA configuration has never been run. - Notified the port driver of aborted pending irp's on a SCSI bus reset in the CPQFWS2E.SYS (a Windows NT file) and CPQ32FS2.SYS. This notification prevents irp’s from timing out. SMART-2DH Controller - Added new hardware support for the SMART-2DH Controller. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files. The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed. You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for the files, or default to the download directory. The following files will be created: README.TXT WKST.EXE 3. After the files have been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. From the directory in which the files are created, execute the self-extracting executable: WKST.EXE [ENTER] 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to extract (unzip) the support software files to a folder on your hard drive and run the program SETUP.EXE to install the software. Copyright 1997, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.