User guide

Installing the Operating System Drivers 7-3
Additional Information
Readme files containing the latest information about using Compaq options in
a NetWare environment, including the driver installation procedure, are
included on the Novell SSD diskettes. Locate and read this procedure. If the
procedure differs from that shown here, use the one on the SSD diskette.
To read the Readme files, you need a server with a DOS partition or a PC
running DOS or Windows:
1. Place the Novell SSD diskette in the floppy drive.
2. From the DOS prompt, type:
a:\readme
or
Select Start
→
Run from Windows, then enter:
a:\readme.com
3. Select the files to read or print. Some files that should be of particular
importance:
❏ READ1ST.RDM
❏ DRIVERS.RDM
❏ STORAGE.RDM
Installation Procedure
The following steps outline the procedure to install the Smart Array 431
Controller driver for NetWare on your server.
1. Boot the server.
2. From the DOS prompt, copy the CPQARRAY.HAM and
CPQARRAY.DDI driver files from the Novell SSD diskette 3 \NWPA
directory to the primary DOS partition on the boot hard drive in the
server. This is where the NetWare server files are located and is usually
drive c:
copy a:\NWPA\*.* c:\nwserver
3. Edit the STARTUP.NCF file so that the driver is loaded automatically
at system startup. With any DOS editor, add the following line:
load cpqarray.ham