Compaq LTE 5400 Personal Computer User Manual


 
However, drives with LTE 5000 preloaded software
have the wrong drivers, and expect to find
features not present in the LTE Elite hardware,
resulting in errors.
LTE 5000 drives have a utility to detect the
hardware/software mismatch and issue a caution.
Drives shipped in LTE 5000 units do not have
Setup or Diagnostics in a hidden partition for
the LTE Elite.
There is little practical use for LTE 5000 drives
in the LTE Elite. One exception is to use the
MS-DOS "Copy" command to transfer files to and
from a drive in a SmartStation.
o If the drive has Windows 3.1, you can boot
MS-DOS only by pressing F5 at the "Loading
MS-DOS" message to skip AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS.
o If the drive has Windows 95 loaded, turn on the
computer and press F8 when you see the message
"starting Windows 95." When the Windows 95
Startup Menu appears, select "Command Prompt
Only."
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Using LTE Elite LTE Elite drives can be used in MultiBay I of the
drives in the LTE LTE 5000 MultiBay Expansion Base.
5000
o MultiBay I is normally configured as "Device 0"
on the Secondary IDE Interface, so the LTE
Elite drive can be "Device 0" without being the
boot drive.
o Boot from the LTE 5000 drive in the dedicated
hard drive compartment of the computer.
o If running Windows 3.1, an LTE Elite drive in
the LTE 5000 cannot copy files from a CD-ROM.
o If running Windows 95, an LTE Elite drive in
the LTE 5000 can copy files from a CD-ROM.
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Limited use without The LTE Elite drive must be "Device 0," so it
an expansion base must be the boot drive. The LTE 5000 Drive can be
used as a secondary drive.
Preloaded software is incompatible, so you must
follow the appropriate procedure for either
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, whichever is loaded on
the drive.
o If the drive has Windows 3.1 loaded, use F5 to
abort AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. Press F5
when the message "Loading MS-DOS" appears.
o If the drive has Windows 95 loaded, turn on the