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Implementation Requirements
Table 2 summarizes the requirements for implementing Intel's Alert on LAN on a Compaq
Professional Workstation.
Table 2. Implementation Requirements
Requirement
Description
Hardware
Compaq Professional Workstation with Intel 840 or future chipset.
Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter.
NIC drivers
Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter driver 3.14 or later (included in the pre-install
image of any Compaq Professional Workstation featuring an Intel 840 or future chipset,
and an Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter). Alternatively, the latest Intel PRO/100+
Management Adapter driver is available on the Compaq website at:
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/desktops/us/software/1375.html
Alert on LAN utilities
The client-side software utility (agent) required by the Alert on LAN solution is not
included with the Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter driver 3.1x. The user should
download the agent on the Compaq website at
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/desktops/us/software/1375.html
The user should download the server-side software utility (proxy) from the Compaq
website at
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/desktops/us/1375.html
Management console
Support for NIC-based alerts is restricted to a few applications such as HP OpenView
Network Node Manager 6.x and Intel LANDesk Client Manager 6.x
and the future release
of Compaq Insight Manager.
AGP
Introduced by Intel in late 1997, AGP has become an industry standard as Intel has placed
significant technical and marketing efforts behind this technology. Many vendors began to
deliver this technology when Intel introduced the enabling technology with its 440LX AGPset
designed for Pentium II processors; however, the benefits of AGP were not realized immediately
as some of the underlying infrastructure and support were not available. As time has progressed,
AGP technology has come to the forefront and the underlying infrastructure is available.
Core logic chipset support and AGP slots are required in a system to support an AGP graphics
accelerator. AGP boards currently come in two form factors NLX and ATX. The NLX form
factor is shorter than the ATX form factor; however, many times an extender bracket can be
added to an NLX board so that it can fit in an ATX slot. With the introduction of the Intel 840
chipset, a third form factor is available called AGP Pro. To utilize the AGP protocol, several
software components are required. Without these software components, a graphics accelerator
can reside in the AGP slot, but is restricted to using PCI 66 protocol. Software support is
required from the operating system, the graphics driver, and the GART miniport driver. The
GART miniport driver is a mechanism that enables graphics applications to access main system
memory for texture mapping functions. While the graphics driver and the GART miniport driver
are developed by Compaq and/or its strategic graphics partners, operating system support is
provided by Microsoft. Microsoft provides AGP support in Microsoft Windows 95 (Intel AGPset
only), Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
