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SP10967 — Diagnostics and Compaq Setup for Workstations

SoftPaq Number SP10967
Filename SP10967.exe
Size 4167K
Date July 19, 1999
Version 10.37 Rev B for Diagnostics and 1.18 Rev A for Computer Setup for Workstations
Operating System All
Products Affected Compaq Professional Workstation AP400 and AP500
Supersedes SP10176

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SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10967 
PART NUMBER:  120216-297
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Diagnostics and Compaq Setup for Workstations
VERSION:  10.37 Rev B for Diagnostics and
          1.18 Rev A for Computer Setup for Workstations 
LANGUAGE:  Japanese

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:  July 19, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP10176

DESCRIPTION: 
Creates four diskettes:
- Two 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: Corruped Japanese word "Resource" in ISA section.
 - Fixed: Corruped Japanese word "enable/disable" in Storage section.
 - 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.

HOW TO USE: 

1. Obtain four (4) 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 (TEST)
Second Diskette -- Personal Computer Diagnostics (INSPECT)
Third Diskette -- Computer Setup for Workstations   
                  (Disk 1 of 2)
Fourth 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. 

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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