White Paper Publication date: November 1998 PRT009A1098 Prepared by Software Product Marketing Compaq Computer Corporation Introduction .................................3 Installation Requirements and Dependencies.......................3 Installation Scripts ......................5 Installation of Compaq Drivers and Enhancements ......12 Appendix 1: Downloading Software from the Compaq Website.......................................22 Appendix 2: Using the SoftPaq Utility............................
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 2 Notice The information in this publication is subject to change without notice and is provided “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 3 Introduction This white paper discusses installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation (NTW) 4.0 with Service Pack 3 (SP 3) on Compaq Armada portable products. This white paper provides step by step instructions for the installation process.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products Terms and Assumptions NOTE: Attempt the installation of Windows NTW only while on AC Power. This prevents the unit from abruptly shutting down if it runs out of battery power, which could corrupt the installation. • Secondary-click - The term secondary-click is used throughout the scripts. For right-handed mouse users, this is the right mouse button. For left-handed mouse users, this is the left mouse button.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 5 Installation Scripts NTW Installation – Armada 1500, 4100, & 4200 Families NOTE: Make sure that the system is undocked (Standalone) and there are no PC Cards in the PCMCIA slots when installing the operating system. 1 1. Prior to installing Windows NTW, the original operating system should be removed from the system. To remove the original operating system, boot the system with an MS-DOS v6.22 Boot Disk.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 6 11. Select the best file system for your applications, then press Enter. If you are unsure which file system to select, contact your IT department or choose the FAT file system2. NOTE: The FAT file system can be converted to NTFS3 at a later time. If you select NTFS as your file system, it can only be changed to a FAT file system on the drive by reformating the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system 12.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 7 20. Select an Administrator password: a. Enter, then reenter the password. CAUTION: If you forget this password before setting up additional user accounts, the operating system will have to be reinstalled. b. Click Next. NOTE: If passwords do not match, you will be prompted to reenter them until they do. 21. You are asked if you want to create an Emergency Repair Disk.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 8 The Windows NTW installation is complete. Proceed to “Installing Service Pack 3 from CD.” After installing Service Pack 3, see “Installing Compaq Drivers and Enhancements” to install the additional drivers and support. NOTE: You must install all drivers for your system to have complete functionality.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 9. 9 Select the best file system for your applications, then press Enter. If you are unsure which file system to select, contact your IT department or choose the FAT file system7. NOTE: The FAT file system can be converted to NTFS8 at a later time if you choose to do so.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 10 22. Select an Administrator password: a. Enter, then reenter the password. CAUTION: If you forget this password before setting up additional user accounts, the operating system will have to be reinstalled. 23. You are asked if you want to create an Emergency Repair Disk. It is highly recommended that you make an Emergency Repair Disk.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 11 Installing Service Pack 3 from CD 1. Log on to the system as Administrator. 2. Click OK to close the Tip window. 3. Insert the Windows NTW Service Pack 3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. Internet Explorer starts automatically and displays the initial installation screen. 4. Click ‘Install Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0’ to start the installation. A Confirm File Open dialog box appears. 5. Choose OPEN to continue. 6.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 12 Installation of Compaq Drivers and Enhancements Table 1 lists the necessary drivers and enhancements, available as of the publication of this white paper. You should always check the Compaq Website for the complete, up-to date list of available drivers and enhancements. The most current SoftPaq file name, as of the publication of this white paper, is also listed.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 13 Table 1.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 14 Table 1.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 15 Installing the C & T 68554 Video Driver (1540, 1560, 1570, 1571, 1573, 1590, 1592, 1598, 4210, & 4220) 1. Secondary-click on an open area of the desktop and select ‘Properties’. 2. Click on the ‘Settings’ tab. 3. Click on ‘Display Type’. 4. Click Change. 5. Click on ‘Have Disk’. 6. Enter the path to the video driver extracted from the SoftPaq, then click OK. 7.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 16 5. Click ‘Have Disk’. 6. Enter the location where the video driver was extracted to from the SoftPaq and then click OK. 7. Click OK to select the highlighted ‘Cirrus Logic CL-GD 754x 1.40E Graphics Adapter’. You are told that you are installing a third-party driver. 8. Click YES. The necessary drivers are installed. 9. Click OK on the successful installation dialog. 10.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 17 12. Click YES to restart the system. 13. After the system reboots and you log on, you are shown that you have installed a new graphics driver. Click OK to close this dialog and OK again to close the ‘Display Properties’ window. Installing the S3 Display Driver 1. Secondary-click on an open area of the Windows desktop and select ‘Properties’. 2. Click the ‘Settings’ tab. 3. Click ‘Display Type.’ 4. Click CHANGE. 5.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products Installing CardWare 11 1. Double-click SETUP in the directory where CardWare was extracted from the SoftPaq. 2. Click Next from the ‘Welcome to CardWare’ setup screen. 3. Ensure that there are no PC Cards currently in the system, then click Next. 4. Confirm the directory choice, then click Next. 5. Ensure the correct Compaq family is highlighted and the ‘Express’ option is selected. Click Next. 6.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 3. Highlight ‘Don’t detect my modem’ and click Next. 4. Click ‘Have Disk’. 5. Enter the location of the modem INF file ‘C:\~COMPAQ\MODEM’ and click OK. 6. Choose Next to select ‘Compaq Armada 7000 Series Global SpeedPaq Telephony Modem’. 7. Highlight COM2 and click Next. 8. Check the country and correct it if necessary. 9. Enter your area code and, if needed, which number to dial to get an outside line. 10.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 20 Installing the ESS Audio Rack 32 Driver 1. Double-click SETUP in the directory where Audiorac.32 was extracted to from the SoftPaq. 2. Click Next on the ‘Welcome’ screen. 3. The ‘Choose Destination Location’ dialog box appears. a. Click Next to install the AudioRack32 in the default directory or Browse to choose a different directory. b.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products Installing Security32 1. Double-click SETUP in the directory where Security32 was extracted to from the SoftPaq. 2. Click Next on the ‘Welcome’ screen. 3. Click OK. 4. Click OK again to restart the computer. Installing the Windows NT Support Disk 1. Double-click WINNTSPD in the C:\COMPAQ\~NT_SPD directory. 2. When the program finishes, click YES to restart the computer. Installing the Active Movie Filter for Windows NT 4.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 22 Appendix 1: Downloading Software from the Compaq Website 1. The base URL for all Compaq Portables software is www.compaq.com/support/files/portables/us/index.html. Enter this location into the browser of your choice. 2. You are presented three drop-down dialog boxes for Family, Model, and Operating System. Fill in each box as appropriate and click Locate. a.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 23 Appendix 2: Using the SoftPaq Utility There are currently two versions of the SoftPaq utility on the Compaq Website14. As drivers are updated and released as SoftPaqs, they are released using the most current version of the utility. You can determine the version by looking at the application title-bar at the top of the screen. The procedure for using either version is outlined below. SoftPaq 2.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 24 Appendix 3: Installing Diagnostics and Setup You need both the Diagnostics and Setup diskettes before beginning. If you do not have them, they can be downloaded from the Compaq Website. NOTE: The Armada 6500 does not use standard Compaq Diagnostics and Setup. Ensure that there are no existing partitions on the hard drive with the FDISK utility.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 25 Appendix 4: Determining your ROM Version and Upgrading if Needed To determine your ROM revision, use either Compaq’s Inspect utility or Compaq Diagnostics for Windows. Table 2 shows the current ROM versions as of the date of this paper. Table 2.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 26 Determining your ROM revision with Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 1. Select Start → Settings → Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Compaq Diagnostics icon. 3. Once Diagnostics is loaded, press F8. 4. Click the left most icon. 5. Scroll through this list until you see the System ROM information. Make note of the date to determine if it is the latest available. 6.
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 27 Appendix 5: Docking for the first time Before docking you need to ensure that all of the specific drivers and support software for your specific Armada have been installed. Please refer to “Installation of Compaq Drivers and Enhancements” for the list of deliverables and instructions on how to install them. Compaq strongly recommends a ‘cold dock’ for the user’s 1st docking under Windows NTW.