SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP8684 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Network Interface Controller Drivers) VERSION: 2.12 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Drivers DIVISIONS: Systems PRODUCTS AFFECTED: All Compaq Servers OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 18 DEC 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP8528 DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates two files -- a description file and a self-extracting executable file. The self-extracting executable file contains Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 that supports the following subsystems and features of Compaq Servers: Compaq Advanced Network Control Utility Compaq Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Controllers Compaq NC1120 Ethernet NIC Compaq NC3120 Fast Ethernet NIC Compaq NC3122 Fast Ethernet NIC Compaq NC3160 Fast Ethernet NIC Compaq NC3161 Fast Ethernet NIC Compaq Netelligent Family of Controllers Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI 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 Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/Coax Controller Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/AUI Controller Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP Controller Compaq NetFlex-3 Family of Controllers Compaq NetFlex-3/P Controller Compaq NetFlex-3/E Controller Compaq Server Support Installation Utility Enhancements/Fixes: The release of the Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Version 2.12 Revision A, primarily supports the following new products: - Compaq Prosignia 720 6/350 - Compaq Prosignia 720 6/400 - Compaq ProLiant 400 6/350 Model 1 - Compaq ProLiant 400 6/350 Model 4300 - Compaq ProLiant 400 6/400 Model 1 - Compaq ProLiant 400 6/400 Model 4300 - Compaq ProLiant 400 6/450 Model 1 - Compaq ProLiant 5500 6/450-1 - Compaq ProLiant 5500R 6/450-1 - Compaq ProLiant 5500 6/450-2 - Compaq ProLiant 5500R 6/450-2 - Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0(SETUP.EXE) - Added support to upgrade/downgrade your HAL if Microsoft Service Pack 4 is installed on your system. - Modified Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to disallow installation of the Compaq SCSI Controller Driver, the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver, or the Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controllers SCSI Miniport Driver if it detects that you have removed the driver through the Windows NT Control Panel. Once the driver has been uninstalled from the Windows NT Control Panel, you must reboot the system or reinstall the driver through the Windows NT Control Panel. - Added a new popup, indicating the supported version of the Compaq Array Configuration Utility that is supported in this Compaq SSD for Windows NT 4.0 release, which will appear after the option to install the utility has been selected. - Added an enhancement to indicate when you should update the Compaq Array Configuration Utility on your system. - Removed the capability for Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Version 2.12A (or later) to operate on Compaq Professional Workstation products. - Added support for the Compaq NC3161 Fast Ethernet NIC. - Modified Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to prompt you to update the Compaq Remote Insight Board/PCI WAN Driver after installing RAS to ensure that a registry setting created by the RAS install has the correct value for this driver. If this driver is not updated after a RAS install is performed, the registry value will be incorrect, disabling the "route add A B" command functionality that was fixed in this release (see the "Compaq Remote Insight Board/PCI WAN Driver(RIBWAN.SYS)" entry in this section). For details, refer to NTREADME.HLP in the created support files. 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 NICS.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: NICS.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 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.