Instruction manual

Using the AlphaBIOS Menus

4-2 AlphaServer 1000/1000A Supplement

Preparing to Install the Operating System

Note: Systems with Pre-installed Windows NT Software

If you have a system with Windows NT installed at the factory, Windows NT setup

will start automatically the first time you turn on your system. If your system does

not have Windows NT pre-installed, you must have a CD-ROM drive attached to

your system to install Windows NT. Refer to your operating system documentation

to install your operating system.

To prepare your system for a first-time installation of Windows NT from CD-

ROM, follow these steps:

Note:

Steps 1 and 2 in the following procedure are necessary

only when you are first setting up your system. On subsequent

installations and upgrades, begin at step 3.

1. From the AlphaBIOS Setup menu, select the CMOS Setup menu and press

Enter. Set the system date and time.

2. Return to the main AlphaBIOS Setup menu, select “Hard Disk Setup,” and

press Enter.

You can easily set up the first hard disk in your system (disk 0) with the

recommended default partition arrangement by performing an express setup.

Note, however, that express setup does not format the large partition with

NTFS. You will have the opportunity to do this during the Windows NT

installation.

Note:

The hard disk with the lowest SCSI ID number is

seen as disk 0 by AlphaBIOS.

Caution:

If you have any needed information on your

disk, be sure to back up your disk before using express

setup.

To perform an express hard-disk setup, follow these steps and refer to Figure 4-

a. From the AlphaBIOS Setup menu, select “Hard Disk Setup,” and press

Enter.

b. Press F7 to enter express setup.

c. Press F10 to continue with the setup.