SP0769.ZIP
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp0501-1000/SP0769.ZIP
17,8KB
COMPAQ CPQWDCTL.386 DEVICE DRIVER
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Compaq Computer Corporation, 1994
INTRODUCTION: The CPQWDCTL.386 device driver provided in this SoftPaq fixes the system halt problem that sometimes occurs with certain hard drives during Microsoft Windows initialization.  Once you install this driver, you will no longer get an error message forcing you to reboot your computer.


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SP1454.EXE
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp1001-1500/SP1454.EXE
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp1001-1500/SP1454.txt
843KB
File Name:  FIXPART.EXE
Title:  Fix Partition Utility to Restore Primary Partition
CATEGORY:  Drivers / Miscellaneous
EFFECTIVE DATE:  15 December, 1995
PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Any Compaq product with a serial number range between x502xxxxxxxx and x547xxxxxxxx, except the Presario 7100 Family and the LTE 5000 Family
OPERATING SYSTEM:  DOS 6.2 or Windows95
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  DOS 6.2, DOS 6.2/Windows 3.1x or Windows 95
DESCRIPTION:  In rare instances on the above-referenced Compaq products, upgrading a hard drive system partition may result in the loss of the primary partition.  The error "Missing Operating System" may appear upon rebooting after a system partition update.
- Use FIXPART.EXE (this SoftPaq) to recover from this error.
- To prevent the error on Compaq PC (non-server) products, obtain Compaq PC Diagnostics/TEST, Ver. 10.07 Rev B or higher (SoftPaq SP1456).
- To prevent the error on Compaq server products, obtain Compaq System Configuration Utility, Ver. 2.29 Rev C or higher (SoftPaq available in late-December 1995)
The FIXPART.EXE utility updates a corrupted file allocation table (FAT) using the backup copy of the FAT stored on the hard drive.  The Operating System files are also replaced with the appropriate set of files for DOS 6.2  or Windows 95 systems.  The utility will not correct partition information for units running Windows NT, OS/2, UNIX, or any other non-DOS operating system.  Third-party utilities may be available to restore those operating systems; however, no third-party solution is either endorsed or supported by Compaq.


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SP2755.EXE
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp2501-3000/sp2755.exe
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp2501-3000/sp2755.txt
711KB
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP2755
FILE NAME: UPGRADE.BAT
TITLE: Armada 1100/4100 Hard Drive Firmware Upgrade
VERSION: 3123
LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Software Solutions/Laptops
PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Armada 1100 and 4100 Series;  LTE 5000 Series
EFFECTIVE DATE: 16 April 1997
ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes
SUPERSEDES: SP2056
DESCRIPTION:  Creates a diskette to upgrade the Fujitsu hard drive firmware to version 3123 on Armada 1100 and 4100 Series notebooks.


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SP2455.EXE
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp2001-2500/SP2455.EXE
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp2001-2500/SP2455.TXT
607KB
SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP2455
FILE NAME:  CPQWDCTL.386
TITLE:  Contura 400 Series Adjustment for Seagate Hard Drives
VERSION:  N/A
LANGUAGE:  English
CATEGORY:  Software Solutions/Laptop
PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Contura 400 Series
(includes Contura 400, 410, 420, and 430)
OPERATING SYSTEM:  The 32-bit disk access driver is for Windows 3.1x
only.  The firmware adjustment is for all operating systems.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  Seagate 350-MB or 420-MB hard drive
EFFECTIVE DATE:  25 Nov 1996
ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes
SUPERSEDES:  SP1653, SP1650, SP1610
NOTE:  SP2455 does not contain the System ROMPaq diskette contained in SP1653 and SP1650.
DESCRIPTION:  This utility is designed to detect the presence of  a Seagate 350-MB or 420-MB hard drive on a Contura 400 Series notebook. For those hard drives, it reduces the risk of data loss due to potential hard drive errors.  Performance degradation as a result of this utility is negligible.  The utility executes from a bootable diskette.  First, the Softpaq upgrades the Windows 3.1x 32-bit disk access driver, CPQWDCTL.386, on some revisions of the Seagate 420-MB hard drive.  It then upgrades the firmware of the hard drive.  Finally, on some hard drive models, an optional utility to fix hard errors is executed.