There is a version conflict between certain revisions of the CPU
module, AlphaBIOS firmware, and Windows NT HAL files that can
cause your system to malfunction. Therefore, if you run Windows
NT on an AlphaServer 1000 5/xxx or 1000A 5/xxx, you must upgrade
your AlphaBIOS firmware and Windows NT HAL files.
The methods you use to update the firmware and HAL are different
depending on whether:
- Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 is already installed
- You are performing a fresh install of
Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0
- You are upgrading from Windows NT
3.51 to 4.0
- You have just upgraded your CPU module from a 4/xxx to a 5/xxx,
or, replaced your 5/xxx CPU module with a new 5/xxx CPU module,
and your system will not boot AlphaBIOS
Please observe that:
- If you are already running AlphaBIOS revision 5.23 or later,
you can skip the steps in the instructions related to upgrading
AlphaBIOS. The AlphaBIOS version currently installed in your system
is displayed on the AlphaBIOS Boot screen, as well as in the About
AlphaBIOS screen.
- If you are running AlphaBIOS 5.23 or later, do not downgrade
to an earlier revision.
Notes about the KZPSA SCSI Adapter
On the AlphaServer 1000A, the KZPSA SCSI controller is only supported
in the top 3 PCI slots. Also, note that you will need either a
Digital-provided driver or the Windows NT Service Pack 4 or later
for the KZPSA SCSI controller to operate with Windows NT 3.51.
For Windows NT 4.0, the driver is included on the Windows NT 4
CD-ROM - a separate driver disk is not necessary.
Upgrading the HAL and
Firmware on Systems with Windows NT Already Installed
If you already have Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 installed (but
you are not upgrading Windows NT), follow these steps to upgrade
the HAL and AlphaBIOS files.
You will need a blank formatted diskette for this procedure.
2. Select either the AlphaServer 1000 5/300 or AlphaServer 1000A
5/300 link as appropriate.
3. Download the AlphaBIOS 5.23 or later .ZIP file, as well as
the Windows NT 3.51 and/or Windows NT 4.0 HAL.ZIP file(s), depending
on whether you are running just one or both of the operating systems.
4. Unzip the AlphaBIOS files into an empty temporary directory
on your hard disk.
5. Unzip the HAL files for your primary operating system into
a separate empty temporary directory on your hard disk.
5. Open File Manager or Explorer, and select the OS directory
on your system partition. The system partition is usually drive
D:.
6. Within the OS directory, select the WINNT351 or WINNT40 directory,
whichever is your primary operating system.
If you do not see any files in the righthand pane, change the
File Manager or Explorer settings as appropriate to show all files
and file extensions. These file normally have the hidden, system,
and read-only attributes set.
7. In your OS\WINNT351 or OS\WINNT40 directory rename the HAL.DLL
file to HAL.OLD.
8. Copy the .DLL file from the temporary directory on your hard
disk into the directory containing the HAL.OLD file, and rename
the file you copied to HAL.DLL.
9. If you have a second version of Windows NT installed, delete
all files from the temporary directory you were just using, unzip
the files from the second HAL .ZIP file you downloaded into the
temporary directory, and repeat the process of replacing the HAL.DLL
in the second operating system directory with the updated HAL.DLL
file.
10. Copy the .ROM file from the temporary directory containing
the unzipped AlphaBIOS 5.23 files to an empty formatted diskette.
11. Shutdown and restart your system.
12. At the AlphaBIOS boot screen, press F2 to enter Setup.
13. Follow the steps in the Upgrading AlphaBIOS section of the
AlphaBIOS Users Guide to complete the upgrade process.
Your upgrade is now complete.
Installing the Upgraded HAL
and AlphaBIOS Files on a Fresh Install of Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0
If you performing a first time installation of Windows NT
3.51 or 4.0, follow these steps to install the updated HAL and
AlphaBIOS Files.
You will need a blank formatted diskette for this procedure.
2. Select either the AlphaServer 1000 5/300 or AlphaServer 1000A
5/300 link as appropriate.
3. Download the AlphaBIOS 5.23 or later .ZIP file, as well as
the Windows NT 3.51 and/or Windows NT 4.0 HAL zip file(s), depending
on which operating system you are installing.
4. Unzip the AlphaBIOS files into an empty temporary directory
on your hard disk.
5. Unzip the HAL files into a separate empty temporary directory
on your hard disk.
6. Copy the .ROM file from the temporary directory containing
the unzipped AlphaBIOS 5.23 files to an empty formatted diskette.
7. Copy the files from the temporary directory containing the
unzipped HAL files to a blank formatted diskette.
6. Shutdown and restart your system.
7. At the AlphaBIOS boot screen, press F2 to enter Setup.
9. Follow the steps in the Upgrading AlphaBIOS section to complete
the AlphaBIOS upgrade process.
10. Your AlphaBIOS upgrade is now complete. When prompted, restart
AlphaBIOS.
11. Begin Windows NT installation. When prompted for your system
type, select "Other" and insert the diskette containing
the updated HAL files (that you copied in step 7) into the disk
drive. Press Enter twice to select and confirm that you want to
install the files from the diskette.
12. Proceed with the remainder of the Windows NT installation
normally.
Installing the Upgraded HAL and
AlphaBIOS Files When Upgrading from Windows NT 3.51 to 4.0
If you already have Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 installed, and
are upgrading Windows NT, follow these steps to upgrade the HAL
and AlphaBIOS Files:
You will a blank formatted diskette for this procedure.
1. On the WWW, go to the URL: AlphaNT firmware
2. Select either the AlphaServer 1000 5/300 or AlphaServer 1000A
5/300 link as appropriate.
3. Download the AlphaBIOS 5.23 or later zip file, as well as the
Windows NT 4.0 HAL zip file.
4. Unzip the AlphaBIOS files into an empty temporary directory
on your hard disk.
5. Unzip the HAL files for into a separate empty temporary directory
on your hard disk.
6. Copy the files from the temporary directory containing the
unzipped HAL files to a blank formatted diskette.
7. Copy the .ROM file from the temporary directory containing
the unzipped AlphaBIOS 5.23 files to an empty formatted diskette.
8. Shutdown and restart your system.
9. At the AlphaBIOS boot screen, press F2 to enter Setup.
10. Follow the steps in the Upgrading AlphaBIOS section of the
AlphaBIOS Users Guide to complete the upgrade process.
11. Your AlphaBIOS upgrade is now complete. When prompted, restart
AlphaBIOS.
12. Begin Windows NT 4.0 installation. When prompted for your
system type, select "Other" and insert the diskette
containing the updated HAL files into the disk drive. Press Enter
twice to select and confirm that you want to install the files
from the diskette.
13. Proceed with the remainder of the Windows NT 4.0 installation
normally.
Installing the Upgraded HAL
and AlphaBIOS Files if You Have a System That Will Not Boot After
a CPU Module Replacement/Upgrade
Note: You will need a second, working Alpha system to complete
these steps.
Note: The firmware upgrade procedure also applies if you replace
your motherboard, and your system will not boot.
You will 2 blank formatted diskettes for this procedure.
Resuscitating an AlphaServer 1000 5/xxx or 1000A
5/xxx System After a CPU Board Replacement
Obtaining the needed files:
1. On the WWW, go to the URL: AlphaNT firmware
2. Select either the AlphaServer 1000 5/300 or AlphaServer 1000A
5/300 link as appropriate.
3. Download AlphaBIOS 5.23 or later, as well as the Windows NT
3.51 or Windows NT 4.0 HAL, depending on which version of the
operating system you are running. If you are running both versions
of the operating system, download both files.
Preparing the firmware update disk:
4. Unzip the AlphaBIOS files to a temporary directory on your
hard disk.
5. Open a command window, and switch the temporary directory into
which you unzipped the AlphaBIOS files.
6. Label a blank diskette "Firmware Update" and insert
the disk into the diskette drive.
7. At the command prompt type makeboot -f fwupdate.exe.
This creates a bootable diskette. Leave the command window open,
you will be using it again.
Preparing the HAL update disk:
8. Unzip the HAL files for your Primary Operating System onto
a blank formatted floppy disk. Label the floppy Updated Windows
NT HAL 3.51 or 4.0 as appropriate.
9. In the command window, type copy a:halpinna.dll a:hal.dll and
press Enter.
Preparing the system to update the firmware:
10. Open the system and move the jumper on J4 to the leftmost
pair of pins (this assumes the motherboard connectors on the CPU
module are facing away from you). This enables the system to boot
from a floppy disk.
Leave the system open, as you will be moving this jumper back
to its original location later in this procedure.
11. Insert the firmware update diskette into the disk drive of
the non-working system.
12. Power up the non-working system.
The firmware update image is automatically loaded.
13. Once the firmware update image has been loaded, you will be
prompted with the following query, "If you have a floppy
containing option firmware, Please insert it now and hit <return>
when ready." Press Enter.
14. At the UPD> prompt, type update and press Enter.
You will be prompted to confirm the update. Type y and press Enter.
The update proceeds, and the UPD> prompt appears once the update
is complete.
15. Power off your system.
16. Return the jumper on J4 to the rightmost pair of pins (this
assumes the motherboard connectors on the CPU module are facing
away from you) and close your system.
17. Power on your system. AlphaBIOS should now load properly.
Updating the HAL file:
18. At the AlphaBIOS boot screen, press F2 to enter AlphaBIOS
Setup.
19. At the Setup screen, select then select OS Selection Setup
and press Enter.
20. Select the Primary boot selection (the first one listed) and
press Enter.
Write down the values of the both boot file fields. You will need
them later.
21. Tab to the Boot File field and change the location to the
A: drive.
22. Tab to the Directory field and delete everything except OSLOADER.EXE.
23. Press Enter, and then F10 to save the changes. Press Enter
to confirm the changes, then press ESC twice to return to the
Boot screen.
24. Insert the appropriate updated Windows NT HAL disk into the
disk drive, and press Enter to boot Windows NT.
Windows NT boots using the system files on the floppy disk. The
boot process is slower than normal because the system files are
being read from the diskette drive.
25. Open File Manager or Explorer, and select the OS directory
on your system partition. The system partition is usually drive
D:.
26. Within the OS directory, select the WINNT351 or WINNT40 directory,
whichever is your primary operating system.
If you do not see any files in the righthand pane, change the
File Manager or Explorer settings as appropriate to show all files
and file extensions.
27. Rename the HAL.DLL file to HAL.OLD.
28. Copy the HAL.DLL from the floppy disk you prepared into the
directory containing the HAL.OLD file.
29. Shutdown and restart your system.
Restoring the AlphaBIOS OS Selection Setup:
30. At the AlphaBIOS boot screen, press F2 to enter AlphaBIOS
Setup.
31. At the Setup screen, select Utilities then select OS Selection
Setup and press Enter.
32. Select the Primary boot selection and press Enter. Restore
the values you wrote down for the Boot file and Directory fields.
33. Press Enter, and then F10 to save the changes. Press Enter
to confirm the changes, then press ESC twice to return to the
Boot screen.
Your upgrade is now complete. Your Primary Operating System will
boot properly, but if you have another version of Windows NT installed,
you must update the HAL.DLL for that version before attempting
to boot that version.
Note: The firmware upgrade procedure also applies if you replace
your motherboard, and your system will not boot.
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