Windows Nt; Important Steps To Perform Before Upgrading - Hal Code; Important Steps After Upgrading - Device Drivers; Procedure To Change The Cd-Rom Device Drivers - Digital Equipment DIGITAL Personal Workstation Upgrade Manual

Windows NT

Important steps to perform before upgrading - HAL Code

You must update the "HAL" code prior to performing this upgrade of your Windows NT
system
To Update the Hall Code :
1. Open NT Explorer
2. Open OS folder
3. Open WINN40 folder
4. Rename the file, HAL.DLL , to OLDHAL.DLL , in case the old HAL file is
needed later.
5. Insert your Hardware Support Disk; part number AK-RISH*-CA, into the floppy
drive.
6. Open the contents of the hardware support floppy.
7. Copy the file HALMIATA.DLL from the hardware support disk to the WINN40
folder.
8. Rename HALMIATA.DLL to HAL.DLL
9. Shut the system down.

Important steps after upgrading - Device Drivers

After the upgrade is completed, you must
•
Change CD-ROM device drivers
•
Upgrade other device drivers as needed.

Procedure to change the CD-ROM device drivers

To change the CD-ROM device drivers:
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Double click on "Devices"
3. Select device "CSA4XX" - (This is the old CD-ROM device driver.)
4. Click on "Startup..."
5. Click on "Startup Type" ; "Disabled"
6. Click on "OK"
A–2 DIGITAL Personal Workstation 600a Upgrade Guide