HP D6030A - NetServer - E50 Installation Manual
Windows nt 4.0 installation guide
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HP NetServer E 30
Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide
This document presents the most important information that you need to install
Windows NT version 4.0. Please check with HP Support for information regarding
newer versions of Windows NT after they are released by Microsoft.. The first section
of this document is a list of helpful tips on Windows NT installation. The second
section is a step-by-step installation guide. Please see the CD-ROM-based HP
Information Assistant for additional detailed information to help you install Windows
NT.
Table of Contents
Section 1. Installation Tips
Extended Translation
Troubleshooting Host Adapter Configuration
DAT Drive
Boot Partition
Windows NT Setup Utility
BusTech SCSI Controller
Windows NT Installation Tips
Section 2. Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide
Configuring Logical Disk Size for the Disk Array Controller
Booting from the Embedded SCSI Controller
Installing Windows NT 4.0
Upgrading to Windows NT 4.0
Section 3. Troubleshooting
Section 4. On-Line Information and Software Sources
Section 5. HP NetServer CD Status Report
Section 6. HP Information Assistant
Section 1. Installation Tips
Extended Translation
Run SCSI-Select and enable "Extended Translation for Drives larger than 1 GB." For
the bundled SCSI controller and certain Adaptec SCSI controllers (for example the
Adaptec AHA 2940) the "Extended Translation option" can be enabled from the SCSI-
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Page 1: Section 1. Installation Tips
HP NetServer E 30 Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide This document presents the most important information that you need to install Windows NT version 4.0. Please check with HP Support for information regarding newer versions of Windows NT after they are released by Microsoft.. The first section of this document is a list of helpful tips on Windows NT installation. - Page 2 Select menu. SCSI-Select is available by pressing Ctrl-A during system boot. The factory default for the bundled SCSI controller is Extended Translation Enabled. Troubleshooting Host Adapter Configuration The boot manager for Windows NT contains recovery logic to allow you to return to the last known good configuration.
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Page 3: Section 2. Windows Nt 4.0 Installation Guide
Drivers from other operating systems such as Windows 3.1 or DOS will not work. Section 2. Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide Before installing the Operating System, please read this section carefully. Configuring Logical Disk Size for the Disk Array Controller During system configuration, the Jet Set Utility on the HP NetServer Navigator CD- ROM helps you set logical disk size in the Disk Array Configuration process. -
Page 4: Section 3. Troubleshooting
IDE CD-ROM drive bundled in your HP NetServer E 30, and other connected IDE hard drives. Repeat step 5. Select the "Hewlett-Packard Disk Array Driver" if your system has the HP Disk Array Controller. Press Enter to install. NOTE HP recommends that you install the driver for the booting controller first. - Page 5 Fix: In some situations, the Windows NT installation program may detect the hard drive geometry incorrectly, and thus limit the initial drive partition size to 1024 MB or hang while rebooting. To correct this problem, perform one-not both-of the following: (Be sure to enable extended translation for SCSI controllers) Before starting Windows NT installation, follow these steps: A.
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Page 6: Section 4. On-Line Information And Software Sources
the Support Disk is in drive A, execute the following commands at the DOS prompt: (You can create the HP LAN Adapter Support Disk from the Diskette Library) HPVGSET If you wish to use the adapter in full duplex mode, use HPVGSET to enable that option now. -
Page 7: Section 6. Hp Information Assistant
1. Access URL http://www.hp.com/go/netserver/ 2. Click on the line that corresponds to your Documentation ID Number. If You Don't Have Access to the World-Wide Web: 1. Access the FTP server: ftp.netserver.hp.com (IP address 192.6.7.15) LOGON: anonymous, PASSWORD: <your e-mail address> 2.