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File: sp12236.txt - >Download<
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP12236
PART NUMBER: 120216-007
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: Diagnostics and Compaq Setup for Workstations
VERSION: 10.37 Rev B for Diagnostics and
1.19 Rev A for Computer Setup for Workstations
LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Diagnostics-Setup
DIVISION: Workstations
PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 and AP500
OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A
PREREQUISITES: N/A
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 1999
ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes
SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x
SUPERSEDES: SP10963
DESCRIPTION:
Creates three diskettes:
- One diskette for Personal Computer Diagnostics
- Two diskettes for Computer Setup for Workstations
PC Diagnostics and Computer Setup for Workstations are both
pre-installed on the Diagnostics Partition. The diskettes in this
SoftPaq should be used to update these utilities on the Diagnostics
Partition. They can also be used to restore the Diagnostics Partition
if it has been destroyed. Both utilities can be run by pressing F10
when the cursor moves to the upper right corner of the screen during
power-up or reboot. Or they can be run directly from these diskettes.
Personal Computer Diagnostics contains programs that can test and
inspect the state of Compaq Professional Workstations and their devices.
Computer Setup for Workstations allows the user to configure security
and power management settings as well as system resources
(DMA, IRQ, I/O Ports, and Memory).
ENHANCEMENT/FIXES:
History:
- Fixed: Can not re-enable SCSI controller after disabling on Workstations.
- Fixed: Can not change PCI board IRQ configration.
- Fixed: "Set Defaults & Exit" fails to restore parameters for SCSI Controller Order.
- Fixed: Misdetects the Pentium 2 450 MHz CPU as a 450 MHz Intel Pentium Pro.
- Fixed: Text corruption issue on F10 partition when jumping to Setup on a
machine with an Oxygen GVX1 graphics card installed.
- Fixed: Inspect hang during NIC ID on an AP200 with an Oxygen GVX1 installed.
- Fixed: Locks system with a Mylex Tomcat after running Setup.
- Fixed: PTR 101-60-2 : F10 Computer Setup ID's PIII's as 700mhz Intel Pentium Pro's
HOW TO USE:
1. Obtain three (3) formatted 1.44 MB diskettes.
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 SoftPaq file.
You will be prompted when to place each of the three formatted
1.44 MB diskettes into a diskette drive to create the diskettes.
Label them as follows, using the Version numbers given above:
First Diskette -- Personal Computer Diagnostics
Second Diskette -- Computer Setup for Workstations
(Disk 1 of 2)
Third Diskette -- Computer Setup for Workstations
(Disk 2 of 2)
4. After the diskettes are created, you may delete the SoftPaq file
downloaded in step 2 if you wish.
5. Power down your computer, place the Personal Computer Diagnostics
diskette in Drive A:, and power up your computer.
a. To create or upgrade the Diagnostics Partition,
select Manage Diagnostics Partition from the Compaq Utilities
menu, then select either Create or Upgrade Diagnostics
Partition. You will be prompted on when to insert the two
Computer Setup for Workstations diskettes.
b. To run TEST or INSPECT from the diskette without upgrading the
Diagnostics Partition, select either TEST or INSPECT from the
Compaq Utilities menu.
6. To run Computer Setup from diskette without creating or upgrading the
Diagnostics Partition, boot from the Compaq Setup for Workstations
diskette number 1, and select Run Setup from the main menu.
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