SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP5736 PART NUMBER: 276029-007 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD) VERSION: 1.44 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Systems/Diagnostics-Setup PRODUCTS AFFECTED: All Compaq products that contain a Smart SCSI Array Controller using SCSI hard drives. OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/30/98 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP4430 DESCRIPTION: Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics utility is a DOS based tool designed to run on all Compaq products that contain a Smart SCSI Array Controller using SCSI hard drives. The two main functions of DAAD are to collect all possible information about the array controllers in the system and generate a list of detected problems. This data can then be saved to a file for analysis. In most cases, DAAD will provide enough information to initiate problem resolution immediately. DAAD consists of one (1) diskette: DRIVE ARRAY ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS Enhancements: - Display Cylinders, Heads, & Sectors/Track for Logical Parameter Table. This can be found by selecting Logical Drive Configuration on the Inspect Menu. - Display Cylinders, Heads, & Sectors/Track for Drive Parameter Table. This can be found by selecting Logical Drive Identification on the Inspect Menu. Fixes: - Fixed reporting of Identify Controller Configuration Error bits 0,2,3,5-7. - Fixed Physical Drive State being simultaneously reported as "(Replacement)" and "(Wrong Replacement)". - Fixed reporting of rebuild aborts due to a READ error; they were incorrectly reported as a WRITE error. HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette. 2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette. 4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. The DAAD diskette is self-booting. Place the diskette into your drive A: diskette drive and power cycle your system to start the DAAD utility. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies