Softpaq Solution:  SP1197
File Name:  BASE_OFF.OS2
Title: Disable SmartStation features with Elite under OS/2
Version:  

CATEGORY:  Software Solutions / Laptop

EFFECTIVE DATE:  4-19-95 

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Elite Family with a SmartStation docking base

OPERATING SYSTEM:  OS/2 2.0 or greater

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  OS/2 2.0 or greater, Elite Family system, and SmartStation

DESCRIPTION:  BASE_OFF.OS2 allows users of OS/2 2.0 or greater to disable ISA slots, NIC, SCSI, and IDE features on the SmartStation when used with a Compaq Elite notebook.  BASE_OFF.OS2 also recovers several of  the resources formerly allocated to the disabled features.

These resources may be disabled through command line arguments in the following syntax:

DEVICE=[drive:\path\]BASE_OFF.OS2 [/1] [/2] [/N] [/S] [/H]

1 turns off ISA slot 1 in the base'
2 turns off ISA slot 2 in the base'
N turns off integrated NIC in the base'
S turns off integrated SCSI in the base'
H turns off secondary hard disk in the base'

*WARNING!* Do NOT disable the integrated SCSI interface while a SCSI device is attached to the SmartStation SCSI connector, or the system may hang while loading BASE_OFF.OS2.

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

HOW TO USE:  

1.   Boot OS/2 2.00 or greater and open a DOS session.

2.  After downloading the SoftPaq, copy it to an empty directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.  If downloaded in zipped format (.ZIP), unzip the file to create an executable:  PKUNZIP SP1197

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file to unbind the primary files:  SP1197 [ENTER]
The following files should be created: 
BASE_OFF.OS2
BASE_OFF.DOC 

4.  Copy the program BASE_OFF.OS2 to a subdirectory of your OS/2 boot drive.

5.  Add the following line to the config.sys located in the root directory of your OS/2 boot drive:
DEVICE=[drive:\path\]BASE_OFF.OS2 [/1] [/2] [/N] [/S] [/H]

6.  When OS/2 is booted, the config.sys loads BASE_OFF.OS2.  BASE_OFF.OS2 configures the system as per command line arguments and then unloads from memory.