INSTALLING THE MP SPECIFICATION HAL
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MP specification is a MultiProcessor Specification proposed by
Intel for an industry standard multi-processor platform.
To install and run the MP specification HAL with Windows NT**,
you need a MP specification compliant system. You can install the MP
specification HAL either during regular Windows NT installation or later,
when you have a running NT system.
This version of the HAL will run on MPS Version 1.1 compliant
system with Windows NT 3.1 and Updates 1 and 2 (Build 511 and 528).
INSTALLING THE MP specification HAL DURING WINDOWS NT INSTALLATION:
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To install the MP specification HAL during regular Windows NT
installation, you need the Windows NT OS installation disk and CD provided
by Microsoft and the MP specification HAL Installation Disk. To install the
MP specification HAL, you need to do the following:
- Insert the Windows NT installation disk in the drive and the NT
installation CD in the CD-ROM. Power up your computer.
- Press <ENTER> to continue Windows NT installation when the sign-on
welcome message comes up. The install program will scan for SCSI
adapters. Select the ones appropriate for your system.
- Choose "Custom Setup" (by pressing "C").
The install program then checks your system and comes up with a list of
system resources.
- Choose "Computer" in this resource list.
You get a list of available options for your computer.
- Choose "Other" in this list.
The install program asks you to insert the manufacturer provided
install disk. Insert the MP specification HAL Installation Disk and
press <ENTER>
- Use the regular Windows NT installation process from here on.
The Windows NT install program will now copy all other files needed
for Windows NT from the installation CD provided by Microsoft.
It will automatically copy the multiprocessor version of the Windows
NT kernel that is needed to run the MP specification HAL.
INSTALLING THE MP specification HAL ON AN EXISTING WINDOWS NT SYSTEM:
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You can also install the MP specification HAL on a MP specification
compliant system after regular NT installation. You may be currently running
either the uniprocessor version or the multiprocessor version of NT.
To install the MP specification HAL on an existing uniprocessor NT
installation:
The MP specification HAL requires the multiprocessor version of the
NT kernel provided by Microsoft on the NT installation CD. You need
to copy the multiprocessor NT kernel to your systems directory as
follows:
- Open a DOS command shell and go to your NT systems directory.
cd %SystemRoot%\system32
- Save your current uniprocessor kernel file "ntoskrnl.exe" to
another file.
copy ntoskrnl.exe ntkrnlup.exe
- Save the current HAL you are running
copy hal.dll halsaved.dll
- Expand/Copy the MP kernel from the Windows NT installation CD.
For example, if your NT installation CD is mapped as drive e:
you need to type the following from the DOS command shell:
expand e:\i386\ntkrnlmp.ex_ ntkrnlmp.exe
copy ntkrnlmp.exe ntoskrnl.exe
- Copy the MP specification HAL "mpshal11.dll" from the MP
specification HAL installation disk:
copy a:\mpshal11.dll .
copy mpshal11.dll hal.dll
- Reboot your computer
To install the MP specification HAL on an existing multiprocessor NT
installation:
If you are currently running the multiprocessor version of the
Windows NT kernel, you only need to copy the MP specification HAL
in the NT systems directory.
- Open a DOS command shell and go to your NT systems directory.
cd %SystemRoot%\system32
- Save the current HAL you are running
copy hal.dll halsaved.dll
- Copy the MP specification HAL "mpshal11.dll" from the MP
specification HAL Installation disk:
copy a:\mpshal11.dll .
copy mpshal11.dll hal.dll
- Reboot your computer
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