Softpaq Solution: SP1027 File Name: SCSI.INF Title: SCSI.INF problems with MicroSoft NT 3.1 for SmartStart (Nov rel) _______________________________________________________________________ CATEGORY: Software EFFECTIVITY DATE: 11/01/94 PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Server products using SmartStart (Nov rel.) for Windows NT 3.1 with both the C710 and C810 controllers installed. OPERATING SYSTEM: MS-DOS 3.3 or higher, MS Windows NT 3.1. DESCRIPTION: This Softpaq will allow you to install the drivers for both of these controller cards. When installing Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 from Compaq CD (November 1994 SmartStart) on a system that has both the C710 and the C810 controller card installed the drivers for these cards do not install properly. SOLUTION: 1. Hand patch the SCSI.INF (located in the winnt\system32 directory) as follows: In the following line the 5 needs to be changed to 30: [MiniportDriverrs] . . . cpqc810 = !SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER, "SCSI Miniport",!SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL, 5,%SystemRoot%\System32\IoLogMsg.dll, 7 The line: [OptionsTextENG] "CPQC810" = "Compaq 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 Controller" needs to be: [OptionsTextENG] "CPQC810" = "Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 Controller/P" 2. Use SP1027.exe. This consists of a group of xxxxSCSI.yyy files (where xxxx = SRVR or CLNT and yyy = ENG,FRN,ITA,GER,SPA,JPN) which can be copied over the scsi.inf containing the error. HOW TO USE: 1. Create a temporary directory on your hard disk...(C:\MD TEMP). 2. Then change to that directory...(C:\CD TEMP) 3. Then copy SP1027.EXE from the SoftPaq diskette... (C:\TEMP\copy a:\sp1027.exe). 4. Then run SP1027.EXE. 5. There will be multiple xxxxSCSI.yyy files (where xxxx = SRVR or CLNT and yyy = ENG,FRN,ITA,GER,SPA,JPN) the bad scsi.inf file should be in the base OS directory (C:\winnt\system32 or c:\winnt31\system32 depending on where you installed it). To fix the problem simply copy the coresponding scsi.inf file over to the \winnt\system32 directory... SRVR = Advanced Server CLNT = Client or Workstation ENG = English FRN = French ITA = Italian GER = German SPA = Spanish JPN = Japanese So to fix the problem on a system with NT 3.1 French Workstation: copy CLNTSCSI.FRN c:\winnt\system32\scsi.inf Or for a system with NT 3.1 Englis Advanced Server: copy SRVRSCSI.ENG c:\winnt\system32\scsi.inf After following this procedure you will be able to properly install the drivers for both C710 and C810 controllers.