Installation manual

Updating the Operating System
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AlphaServer 1000/1000A CPU Upgrade Guide
Installing New Windows NT System Files
Step 1: Boot the Windows NT operating system.
Step 2: Make a backup of the current HAL file.
Backup the current HAL file (halmikas.dll) and place in the same directory as hal.dll.
Installing new Windows NT files will replace the halmikas.dll with halpinna.dll. You will
need the old HAL file in the case a hardware error prevents a successful upgrade.
Step 3: Copy the new system files to the system directory.
A. Insert the Windows NT HAL Firmware Diskette (AK-QT7AE-CA) into the diskette
drive (a: in the following example). At the DOS prompt, copy the system files from
the diskette to the system directory.
c:\> cd os\winnt351
c:\os\winnt> xcopy /rk a:\alpha\halpinna.dll hal.dll
c:\os\winnt> attrib +s +h +r hal.dll
B. Shut down the Windows NT operating system.