Softpaq Solution:  SP1837
File Name:  SETECP.EXE
Title:  Fix EPP/ECP devices on LTE 5000
Version:  N/A

CATEGORY:  Software Solutions / Laptops

EFFECTIVE DATE:  07 May 1996

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  LTE 5000 Family

OPERATING SYSTEM:  MS-DOS 6.0 or greater, Windows 3.1, or Windows 95

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  Parallel port devices that require EPP or ECP mode support

DESCRIPTION:  SETECP.EXE is a utility for laptops in the LTE 5000 Family that enables the registers used for certain parallel port devices that require EPP mode (Enhanced Parallel Port) or ECP mode (Extended Capabilities Parallel Port).  The utility does not force the parallel port into ECP mode.  It enables access to the registers required to place the port in EPP or ECP mode.

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

HOW TO USE:

1.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.  The recommended directory name, used in the examples in step 4, is C:\CPQ.  The file that is downloaded is SP1837.EXE.

2.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP1837 [ENTER]
The following files should be created:
SETECP.EXE
SETECP.DOC 

3.  After the files are created, you may delete the downloaded file SP1837.EXE if you wish.

4.  Add a line to either AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS (not both) to load SETECP, as in the following examples.
IMPORTANT:  SETECP must be loaded prior to any other drivers that require EPP or ECP support. 

To load SETECP from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, add the following line:
<drive>:\<directory>\SETECP.EXE
Example:  C:\CPQ\SETECP.EXE

To load SETECP from the CONFIG.SYS file, add the following line:
DEVICE=<drive>:\<directory>\SETECP.EXE
Example: DEVICE=C:\CPQ\SETECP.EXE

5.  Save the changes to the appropriate file, and exit the editor.

6.  Reboot the machine for the changes to take effect.

7.  A message should be displayed saying "ECP is enabled" upon successful completion.  It may be very difficult to see this message if SETECP is loaded from the CONFIG.SYS file on a computer running Windows 95.

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