Specifications
Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 69
2.13.1 Windows NT Installation
1. Insert the IBM PC ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette in the floppy diskette
drive and the Windows NT boot CD-ROM in the CD ROM drive and then
reboot the server.
2. Press F6 at the Windows NT setup message:
Setup is inspecting your
computer’s hardware configuration... .
3. At the next screen, select S to specify additional devices.
4. Select other from the list of SCSI adapters.
5. When prompted to insert a manufacturer-supplied support disk, make sure
that the IBM ServeRAID and ServeRAID II Device Driver Diskette is in the
floppy drive and press Enter.
6. Select IBM ServeRAID Adapter and press Enter.
7. Press Enter to continue to the next screen.
8. Press Enter at the Welcome to Setup Screen.
9. The next screen should say that setup has recognized the mass storage
devices in your computer. At this point Windows NT should have recognized
three devices:
1. IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller
2. Adaptec AHA -294X/AHA-394X/AIC-78XX
3. The IBM PC ServeRAID adapter
10.Press Enter to continue to the next screen.
11.You may receive a message that setup has determined that one or more of
your hard disks has more than 1024 cylinders. Press Enter to continue.
Note: The IBM ServeRAID adapter utilizes extended DOS translation to
accommodate this configuration.
12.You may receive a message that your computer’s startup hard disk is new or
has been erased, or that an operating system is installed on your computer
with which Windows NT cannot coexist. Press C to continue the installation.
13.Page down to the license agreement and press F8 to agree and continue
installation.
14.Select an appropriate keyboard layout and then press Enter at the No
changes: the above list matches my computer screen.
15.Press C to create a partition, then enter its size and press Enter.
If the Windows NT kernel is loaded it recognizes only one system
processor the first time. This is normal situation also if four
processors are installed in the system.
System Processors
Any data currently on your computer’s startup hard disk will be
permanently lost.
Warning