User manual HP COMPAQ EVO D300 CONVERTIBLE MINITOWER USING WINDOWS 95 ON COMPAQ EVO DESKTOP COMPUTERS

[. . . ] However, Compaq recognizes that some customers have custom or proprietary software images based upon the Windows 95 operating system. Compaq has provided this document to assist those customers who wish to purchase Evo systems and continue to deploy their Windows 95-based software. [. . . ] Compaq does not warrant products other than its own strictly as stated in Compaq product warranties. Using Windows 95 on Compaq Evo Desktop Computers North America First Edition (September 2001) 15LA-0901A-WWEN WHITE PAPER (cont. ) . . 3 D E V I C E S TESTED O N C O M P A Q EVO D E S K T O P PERSONAL C O M P U T E R S U N D E R WINDOWS 95 Compaq does not officially support Windows 95 on Evo Desktops. For reference purposes only, the following is a list of devices tested on Compaq Evo Desktops using the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, and the results. Pentium 4-Based Desktop or Minitower Models Third Party Devices Which Passed Testing Under Windows 95 I I I I I I Compaq 56K USB Fax Modem BAPCo SYSmark 32 for Windows 95 and Windows NT Ensoniq 1373 Audio PCI Sound Board 3Com EtherLink XL 3C900 PCI 10BT 3Dfx Voodoo3 2000 - PCI 16MB Diamond Sonic Impact S90 PCI Sound Card Devices which exhibited issues during testing: I Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live failed to play . mpeg or . asf files. The system exhibited blue screen errors and locked up. Pentium 4-Based Small Form Factor Models Third Party Devices Which Passed Testing Under Windows 95 I I I I I I 3Com U. S. Robotics USB External 56k Voice Faxmodem Winstone 99 Ensoniq 1373 Audio PCI Sound Board 3Com EtherLink XL 3C900 PCI 10BT Diamond Sonic Impact S90 PCI Sound Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live Devices which exhibited issues during testing: I None Reported Celeron or Pentium III-Based Small Form Factor Models ­ not tested. This list is for informational purposes only. Please note that Compaq does not support these devices on Evo Desktops under the Windows 95 operating system and therefore cannot assure that they will operate fully and completely in all scenarios. 15LA-0901A-WWEN WHITE PAPER (cont. ) . . 4 WITH SETTING U P YOUR C O M P A Q EVO D E S K T O P P C T O WORK M I C R O S O F T WINDOWS 95 The Windows 95 "Patch" When Windows 95 was released by Microsoft, processor speeds were much slower than they are today. Windows 95 contains "speed-sensitive code" that causes operating system lockups on computers equipped with newer, faster processors. This was first noted with the AMD K6 processor. The software patch referred to as the "AMD K6 Patch" allows Windows 95 to function correctly on systems with fast processors, including those found on the Evo Desktop PCs. [. . . ] . 5 If the version of Windows 95 is OSR2. 1 or OSR2. 5: ntkern. vxd - copy to C:\Windows\System\VMM32 7. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive and restart the system. [. . . ]