Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003; Installation Notice - NEC Express5800 140Rd-4 User Manual

Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003
This subsection provides information on installing Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 in the server. Read instruction in this
section before proceeding to the installation.
NOTES:
Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server x64 Editions. If you want
to install it, see Appendix D.
If you install Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup, see Appendix E.

Installation Notice

This section explains precautions and matters you should be aware of before beginning installation in order to install Windows
Server™ 2003 correctly.
Supported Operating Systems on this Model
The server supports the following editions:
Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Standard Edition
(Described as "Windows Server 2003" from now on.)
Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Enterprise Edition
(Described as "Windows Server 2003" from now on.)
To install other operating systems, contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative.
BIOS Specification
Before installing Windows Server 2003, check if the BIOS specification of the hardware is correct. See Chapter 4 to set-up
them.
ESMPRO Agent
ESMPRO Agent requires installing the necras.sys driver on your Windows system.
If you install the Windows without using the Express Setup, run the Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu.
Optional Boards Supported by EXPRESSBUILDER
EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM shipped with your system supports the following optional boards:
NOTE: If you want to install other boards than the ones listed below by using a driver floppy
disk ("OEM-FD for Mass storage device"), see "Exceptional setup" and "Installing Optional
Mass Storage Driver" of "Configuration Diskette Creator" in Chapter 6.
Supporting installation of operating system in EXPRESSBUILDER
– On Board RAID (Controller on the I/O board)
– SecuRAID 321 Disk Array Controller (SCSI 2ch)
Other optional boards
– Initio 101 SCSI Controller
– Adaptec 29320 SCSI Controller
– SCSI U160 PCI-ATX-64b 1 Disk Controller
IMPORTANT: If you want to set up for SecuRAID 321, you cannot use "Express Setup". See
Appendix E, and set it up.
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