SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10259
PART NUMBER:  120216-056
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Personal Computer Diagnostics 
VERSION:  10.37 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  French

CATEGORY:  Diagnostics-Setup

DIVISIONS:  Desktops, Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Deskpro, Presario, Portables, and Workstation products

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 08, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  SP10248

DESCRIPTION:
Unpacks the files needed to create a bootable Compaq Personal Computer
Diagnostics diskette, which supports currently shipping Deskpro and 
Presario products.
NOTE:  This version or another version of Personal Computer Diagnostics is 
included in separate Armada and Professional Workstations SoftPaqs, 
which often also include Computer Setup.

PC Diagnostics is installed on the Diagnostics Partition for those
systems which support it and have hard drives.  It is shipped as a
diskette or diskette image on other products.

Enhancements/fixes:
- Support for 2H1999 Workstation refresh products.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory 
folder in the download directory.  All files are unpacked into this 
newly created directory.

3. To create the Diagnostics diskette, run MAKEDISK.BAT and 
follow on-screen instructions.

4. After the Diagnostic diskette has been created, you may delete the  
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1, as well as the directory
folder and files created in step 2.

5. Shut down and power off the computer.

6. Place the newly created Diagnostics diskette in Drive A:, and 
power up the computer, allowing the computer to boot from the diskettte.

7. To install or upgrade Personal Computer Diagnostics on the Diagnostics 
Partition, select "Create" or "Update" partition from the "Manage Diagnostics 
Partition" menu, and follow the prompts.  Or select the option to run 
PC Diagnostics from the diskette.

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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