Softpaq:  SP1454
File Name:  FIXPART.EXE 
Title:  Fix Partition Utility to Restore Primary Partition
Version:  N/A

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

SUPERSEDES: None

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.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain 1 formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is SP1454.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
    SP1454 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44-MB diskette into a diskette drive to create the diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file SP1454.EXE if you wish.

5.  Insert the diskette into drive A: of  the computer to be restored, and reboot.  The utility will execute and provide on-screen instructions.  After completing the process, remove the diskette and power cycle the computer to resume normal operations.

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