SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8684
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
        (Network Interface Controller Drivers)
VERSION:  2.12 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS: Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  All Compaq Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  18 DEC 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP8528

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq creates two files -- a description file and a
self-extracting executable file.  The self-extracting executable file 
contains Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
that supports the following subsystems and features of Compaq
Servers:
 
   Compaq Advanced Network Control Utility
   Compaq Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Controllers
        Compaq NC1120 Ethernet NIC		
        Compaq NC3120 Fast Ethernet NIC 
        Compaq NC3122 Fast Ethernet NIC 
   	Compaq NC3160 Fast Ethernet NIC
	Compaq NC3161 Fast Ethernet NIC
   Compaq Netelligent Family of Controllers
	Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI UTP/Coax Controller	
	Compaq Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP Controller	
	Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller	
	Compaq Netelligent Dual 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller	
	Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/Coax Controller	
	Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP/AUI Controller	
	Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP Controller	    
   Compaq NetFlex-3 Family of Controllers
	Compaq NetFlex-3/P Controller   
	Compaq NetFlex-3/E Controller   
   Compaq Server Support Installation Utility

Enhancements/Fixes:

The release of the Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 
Version 2.12 Revision A, primarily supports the following new products: 

-	Compaq Prosignia 720 6/350
-	Compaq Prosignia 720 6/400
-	Compaq ProLiant 400 6/350 Model 1
-	Compaq ProLiant 400 6/350 Model 4300
-	Compaq ProLiant 400 6/400 Model 1
-	Compaq ProLiant 400 6/400 Model 4300
-	Compaq ProLiant 400 6/450 Model 1
-	Compaq ProLiant 5500 6/450-1
-	Compaq ProLiant 5500R 6/450-1
-	Compaq ProLiant 5500 6/450-2
-	Compaq ProLiant 5500R 6/450-2
-	Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller

Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0(SETUP.EXE)
-	Added support to upgrade/downgrade your HAL if Microsoft Service Pack 4 
	is installed on your system.
-	Modified Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to 
	disallow installation of the Compaq SCSI Controller Driver, the Compaq 
	SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver, or the Compaq Fibre Channel Host 
	Controllers SCSI Miniport Driver if it detects that you have removed the 
	driver through the Windows NT Control Panel.  Once the driver has been 
	uninstalled from the Windows NT Control Panel, you must reboot the system 
	or reinstall the driver through the Windows NT Control Panel.
-	Added a new popup, indicating the supported version of the Compaq Array 
	Configuration Utility that is supported in this Compaq SSD for Windows NT 
	4.0 release, which will appear after the option to install the utility 
	has been selected.
-	Added an enhancement to indicate when you should update the Compaq Array 
	Configuration Utility on your system.
-	Removed the capability for Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft 
	Windows NT 4.0 Version 2.12A (or later) to operate on Compaq Professional 
	Workstation products.
-	Added support for the Compaq NC3161 Fast Ethernet NIC.
-	Modified Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to prompt 
	you to update the Compaq Remote Insight Board/PCI WAN Driver after installing 
	RAS to ensure that a registry setting created by the RAS install has the 
	correct value for this driver. If this driver is not updated after a RAS 
	install is performed, the registry value will be incorrect, disabling the 
	"route add A B" command functionality that was fixed in this release 
	(see the "Compaq Remote Insight Board/PCI WAN Driver(RIBWAN.SYS)" entry 
	in this section).

For details, refer to NTREADME.HLP in the created support files.


HOW TO USE:

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

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files.
The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed.
You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for 
the files, or default to the download directory.
The following files will be created:
       README.TXT
       NICS.EXE

3. After the files have been created, you may delete the  
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. From the directory in which the files are created, execute the 
self-extracting executable:
       NICS.EXE [ENTER]

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to extract (unzip) the support 
software files to a folder on your hard drive and run the program 
SETUP.EXE to install the software.


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