SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP5183 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Workstations) VERSION: 2.04 Rev a LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Workstations/Drivers PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation 5000, 5100, 6000, and 8000 OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 6 January 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP5037 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq 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 4.0 that supports the following subsystems and features of Compaq Professional Workstations: System Management/Health driver Netelligent Family of Controllers Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI UTP/Coax Controller Compaq Netelligent 10 T ISA UTP Controller Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 ISA UTP/Coax Controller Compaq Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP Controller Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller Compaq Netelligent Dual 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller NetFlex-3 Network Adapter Family Compaq NetFlex-3/P Controller Compaq NetFlex-3/E Controller NetFlex-3 network adapter monitoring, configuration and duplex utility SMART Family of Array Controllers Compaq SMART/IDA-2/IDA/IAES Controllers Compaq SMART-2/P and Compaq SMART-2/E Controllers Compaq SMART-2DH Controller Compaq SMART-2SL Controller 32-Bit SCSI-2 Family of Controllers Compaq Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller Fast-SCSI-2 Controller Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2/P Controller Integrated 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P Controller Integrated Wide-Ultra SCSI Controller Fast-SCSI-2 Controller option board Integrated 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P Controller option board Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller option board Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller option board Matrox Millennium/Millennium II video controller ELSA GLoria-L video controller ELSA GLoria-Synergy Video Controller ELSA GLoria-XL Video Controller Diamond Multimedia Fire GL 4000 Video Accelerator STB Systems MVP Workstation Display Controller ESS AudioDrive audio controller Compaq Support Software Installation utility Enhancements/Fixes: For details, refer to NTREADME.HLP in the created support files. The release of the Compaq Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Version 2.04 Revision A, primarily supplies the new Logitech MouseWare software, the ELSA GLoria-Synergy video driver, the Compaq Integrated Management Log Viewer, and the Compaq Power Supply Viewer. Compaq System Management Driver Updated the System Management driver version number from 2.55.01 to 2.57.01. Improved logging of non-correctable memory events on the Compaq ProLiant 6000, 6500, and 7000. A system ROM upgrade is required to properly display this information through the Compaq Integrated Management Display. Corrected a problem with enabling Compaq Automatic Server Recovery (ASR) via Compaq Insight Manager. Corrected a problem with correctable memory error messages in the Windows NT Event Viewer. Corrected a problem with marking entries in the Critical Error Log as "corrected" via the Compaq Insight Manager. Corrected a problem with marking Compaq Hot Plug Redundant Power Supplies as "redundant" and with showing redundant status within the Integrated Management Log and the Windows NT Event Viewer on the Compaq ProLiant 6000, 6500, and 7000 Corrected a problem with reporting voltage channel failures on the Compaq Hot Plug Redundant Power Supplies used in the Compaq ProLiant 6000, 6500, and 7000, if the supplies were in a redundant configuration. Corrected a problem with improperly marking a set of Compaq Hot Plug Redundant Power Supplies as "redundant" on the Compaq ProLiant 1200, 1600, and 2500. Corrected a resource conflict between the Compaq System Management driver and the Compaq Netelligent 4/16 TR PCI UTP/STP Controller driver. ELSA GLoria-L Video Driver Added support for an updated ELSA GLoria-L video driver. This driver contains improved buffer management for enhanced performance in OpenGL applications. A fix was also included in the GLoria display driver to prevent it from causing an erroneous SCSI error message to appear in the NT Event Log. The Compaq Professional Workstations that may use this driver are indicated in the section entitled Video Support for Compaq Professional Workstations in NTREADME.HLP. ELSA GLoria-Synergy Video Driver Added support for the new ELSA GLoria-Synergy video display driver for Windows NT 4.0. The Compaq Professional Workstations that may use this driver are indicated in the section entitled Video Support for Compaq Professional Workstations in NTREADME.HLP. ELSA GLoria-XL Video Driver Added support for an updated ELSA GLoria-XL video driver. A fix was included in the GLoria display driver to prevent it from causing an erroneous SCSI error message to appear in the NT Event Log. The Compaq Professional Workstations that may use this driver are indicated in the section entitled Video Support for Compaq Professional Workstations in NTREADME.HLP. Logitech MouseWare Software Added support for the new Logitech MouseWare software. This software allows you to program each mouse button on a 3- or 4-button mouse. Logitech MouseWare software is available on the Compaq SmartStart for Workstations CD v1.30 or later. STB Systems MVP Workstation Display Controller Added an updated STB Systems MVP Display Controller that is supported on the Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000. 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.