How to Tell Which COMPAQ SSD You Are Using w/ Windows NT

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You may download the latest SSD from the Compaq Internet Site at http://www.compaq.com or from the Compaq Download Facility at 713-518-1418. The current Windows NT 3.5x/4.0 SSD is version 1.20A. The file is sp2465.exe.

To find out whether you are using the Microsoft or the Compaq hardware abstraction layer (HAL), use one of the following methods:

1. In File Manager or Windows NT 4.0 Explorer, go to the WINNT root directory, then to System32 and look for the hal.dll file (winnt35\system32\hal.dll).
2. Check the time stamp on the file. If it is 1:20am then you have SSD 1.20.

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1. In File Manager or Windows NT 4.0 Explorer, go to the WINNT root directory, then to System32 and look for the hal.dll file (winnt35\system32\hal.dll).
2. Select Properties from the File menu on the menu bar.
3. Look in the Version Information box to determine the Product Version number.

If the version number is 3.1, 3.5, 3.51 or 4.00, then the Hal.dll from Compaq is not installed.

You may use either of the above methods to check the version of driver files in the %systemroot%\system32\drivers directory as well.



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   Server Support:      1-800-386-2172
   Desktop and Laptop:  1-800-652-6672
				

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