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Title:WinNT-Clusters
Notice:Info directories moved to DECWET::SHARE1$:[NT_CLSTR]
Moderator:DECWET::CAPPELLOF
Created:Thu Oct 19 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:863
Total number of notes:3478

625.0. "AlphaServer 4x00 status" by MSE1::PCOTE (Rebuilt NT: 163, Rebuilt VMS:1) Mon Feb 17 1997 12:31

  NT 4.0 bug status on AlphaServer 4x00 - AlphaServer 2x00.


  

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      BLITZ TITLE: Alpha Server 2000/4000 Families - Windows NT 4.0
 
                                                DATE: February 17, 1997
      AUTHOR:Ted Gent      			TD #: 
      DTN:223-6530         
      ENET:POBOXA::GENT  	   		CROSS REFERENCE #'s:
      DEPARTMENT:SBU Engineering		(PRISM/TIME/CLD#'s) 
                                                
         					
                                                        
      INTENDED AUDIENCE: U.S/EUROPE/GIA		PRIORITY LEVEL: 1 
                         
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Subject : AlphaServer 2000/4000 Family Products, Windows NT 4.0

Affected System: Alpha Server 2000/4000 running Windows NT 4.0

  There is  a  bug  in  Windows  NT  4.0,  Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1 and
  Windows  NT  4.0  Service  Pack  2  on  multiprocessor Alpha systems, e.g.
  AlphaServers  2000,  2100,  2100A,  4000 and 4100.  This bug causes memory
  pool  corruption that causes the system to crash, typically with a "System
  Service Exception" bug check.

  This problem  will  be  resolved  in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.  As an
  interim   solution,   customers   may   upgrade   their   Windows  NT  4.0
  multiplrocessor  AlphaServers  to Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2, and apply
  the  "hot  fix"  (QFE)  available  from  Microsoft  via anonymous FTP from

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com
  /bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postSP2/Alpha-fix/

  >> Please note that I split the path name to make it fit 80 columns <<
  >> If you go direct please type the complete path on one line.      <<

  There are 2 files in this direectory:
  
    ALPHA40.EXE               1462 KB   Sat Feb 15 00:17:00 1997
    README.1ST

  The README.1ST file is appended to the end of this blitz.

AlphaServer 4100 and the HCL
----------------------------

  Please note  that  the  availability  of  the  QFE  does NOT mean that the
  Alphaserver 4100 is on the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List.  It does
  mean   that  the  QFE  will  now  allow  the  4100  to  run  the  Hardware
  Compatibility  Tests.   It  is estimated to take two more weeks before the
  4100 is listed on the HCL.


README.1ST Contents
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NOTE:  This update is to be applied only to multi-processor Alpha machines
       running Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 2 installed.

Installation Instructions:

* Download one of the self-extracting executables from the list below, and
  place it into an empty temporary directory on the computer to be hotfixed.

  - Alpha40.EXE  Hotfix for the Alpha platform

* Type the name of the hotfix (Alpha40, for instance).  The hotfix will
  self extract as shown below:

C:\ALPHA-FIX>ALPHA40

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Copr. 1989-1993 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. Registered version
PKSFX Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off.

Searching EXE: C:\ALPHA-FIX\ALPHA40.EXE
  Inflating: HALRAWMP.DLL
  Inflating: HOTFIX.EXE
  Inflating: HOTFIX.INF
  Inflating: NTKRNLMP.EXE
  Inflating: NTOSKRNL.EXE
  Inflating: Q156410.TXT
  Inflating: README.TXT
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* Follow the instructions in the extracted Readme.txt file.

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625.1Microsoft pointer as well ..OTOU01::MAINSystems Integration-Canada,621-5078Sat Feb 22 1997 21:209
    
    Fyi - official release on Microsofts ftp site as post_SP2 fix as well
    
    ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/
    hotfixes-postSP2/Alpha-fix/
    
    Regards,
    
    / Kerry