Drivers and Configuration Utilities for Compaq/DIGITAL Alpha Systems Running Windows NT

See also Alpha Systems Firmware for system-specific drivers.

Hardware Configuration Management Utilities

• DMAconf.EXE allows system managers to modify the DMA Mode settings on Alpha systems which use ARC firmware. (DMAconf.zip file contains DMAconf.exe file)
• NvBkup V1.1 allows the system managers of Alpha systems to save and restore their systems' AlphaBIOS or ARC firmware environments on floppy disks. This environment includes the Boot Selections and other items stored as AlphaBIOS or ARC firmware-level environment variables.
• Mylex Configuration and flash Utility (NEW), replaces swxcrmgr.exe.
• Adaptec Configuration Utility (aka SCSIselect)
• Symbios Logic's ASPI32implementation for Windows NT on DIGITAL platforms does not require your SCSI adapters to be products from any specific vendor. Questions about either ASPI kits for Windows NT on Compaq/DIGITAL Alpha platforms can be directed to nt-ihv@zso.dec.com.
• PCITOOL V1.3 for Alpha and NT V4.0 and V5.0 PCI Configuration Utility. View and Modify (R/W registers only) all PCI device configuration registers across every bus.

• PCITOOL V1.32 for Alpha, April 12, 1999 - For Windows NT V4.0 and V5.0
• PCITOOL V1.32 for x86, April 12, 1999 - For Windows NT V4.0 and V5.0

User HAL (UHAL)

• UHAL. Allows a developer of a user-level application to access device hardware once the device registers have been mapped to the user level via a kernel-level device driver making use of the ZwMapViewofSection call.

Iomega Alpha Windows NT Software

• Windows NT 4.0 SP3 Hot Fix #72387 - February 26, 1999
• Iomega Tools - February 26, 1999

Graphics adapters
Graphic adapters available from:

http://www.workstation.digital.com/drivers/optiondrivers.html

Keyboards

• LK450 Patch 18 for Alpha Improved LK450 driver for Alpha under WNT V3.51 and WNT V4.0 (unsupported)
• LK450 Patch 18 for x86 Improved LK450 driver for x86 under WNT V3.51 and WNT V4.0 (unsupported)

Hard Disk Utilities

• ARCINST.EXE for all Alpha systems.This updated version corrects problems handling disk volumes larger than 2 GB, and allows the creation of non-system partitions.

SCSI controllers

• Qlogic isp PCI driver V2.28 for Alpha platforms running WNT V4.0
• Mylex DAC960 / DEC SWXCR-Ex 4.16NT ALPHA driver for use with RA200 controllers (KZESC, KZPSC, KZPAC)
• Promise Technology Ultra33 PCI ATA/DMA/EIDE device driver

Special Utilities

• ARC Application Development Kit V1.3   For Compaq/Digital Alpha systems running
  WNT V4.0 and higher - Updated August 18, 1998
• TWAIN 1.6 Beta Kit for Windows NT on Compaq/Digital Alpha Develop native TWAIN compliant applications and data sources to process digital images. For additional information, contact nt-ihv@zso.dec.com.

Performance Measurement

• ACID V1.1 Provides ability to view Alpha 21164 (EV5) on-chip performance counters as well as PAL counters via Perfmon. Includes a Win32 application to control counter configuration settings.

AlphaBIOS Network Software

• Bootp and Tftp server V1.0 for Windows NT Server on Alpha Supports networking activities on AlphaBios client.

Miscellaneous

• AFD.SYS Fix for EV6 interlocked memory instructions issues.
  See Microsoft article (Article ID: Q219358) at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q219/3/58.asp
  for further information.