Operating instructions

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service pack without installing it. Note that from this machine, you should be able to create
a new CD-ROM image. We downloaded the image from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/sp3lang.asp
2. Copy the i386 directory from the Windows 2000 CD to the machine with the CD writer, to
the d:\images\bootcd\i386 directory.
3. Apply the service pack with the /s option to the d:\images\bootcd\ directory. We used the
command:
d:\images\sp3\update\update /s:d:\images\bootcd
4. Extract the boot sector from the Windows 2000 installation CD-ROM using an appropriate
application. Several CD writing applications have this functionality.
5. Copy the boot sector to the machine with the CD writer, to the d:\images\bootsect\
directory.
6. Make sure that the following files are located in the d:\images\bootcd\ directory; the files
not present should be copied to the d:\images\bootcd directory from the original CD-ROM.
– CDROM_NT.5.
– CDROM_IA.5, CDROM_IS.5, or CDROM_IP.5 depending on the version of Windows
2000: Advanced, Standard, or Professional.
– CDROMSP3.TST.
– Optionally, copy the following files: Autorun.inf, Read1st.me, readme.doc, and
setup.exe from the original CD-ROM.
7. Use CD writer software that is capable of creating a bootable CD-ROM.
8. Use the following settings in your CD writer application. Your settings might look slightly
different or not exist at all, depending on the CD writer application used.
– Set the load segments to 07C0.
– Set the sector count to 4.
– Set the emulation-mode to no emulation.
– Enable Joliet extensions.
– Set the CD format to mode 1.
– Set the file/directory length to ISO level 2.
– Set the file system to ISO9660.
– Select disc-at-once as the recording method.
– Select the Bootsector file located in d:\images\bootsect\.
9. Write the CD-ROM and finalize the disc.
Installing Windows 2000 device drivers using UpdateXpress
The primary methods to install device drivers to BladeCenter HS20 are:
򐂰 Update diskettes or installer application.
Download the diskette image and create an update diskette, or download the installer
application, and then run installation. The installation needs to be done for each different
device driver.
򐂰 UpdateXpress CD.
UpdateXpress V3.3, which we previously used for firmware, also enables updating the
device drivers on a supported server running Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
Server, or Windows NT® 4.0. Refer to 6.2.1, “Firmware update” on page 88.