Installation Guide

Contents
1 HP Server tc2110 Installation Highlights for Experts ...................................1
Section 1. Introduction........................................................................................1
Section 2. Installation Highlights ........................................................................1
2 Preparing your HP Server tc2110 for your NOS installation .......................3
Section 1. Hardware Setup ................................................................................3
Preparing your Hard Disk Drives ...................................................................3
Section 2. Updating your Server BIOS...............................................................3
Section 3. Run HP Diagtools..............................................................................4
Section 4. Using the Startup CD ........................................................................4
3 Installing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server .................................................5
Prepare the Installation ......................................................................................5
High Level Process Flow....................................................................................5
Section 1. Create the Drivers Diskettes .............................................................5
Section 2. Create Microsoft Windows NT Installation Diskettes ........................6
Section 3. Perform Windows NT Installation......................................................6
PHASE 1 – Drivers Installation ......................................................................7
PHASE 2 – Hard Drive Preparation ...............................................................7
PHASE 3 - System Configuration Details ......................................................8
PHASE 4 – Configure the Network ................................................................9
PHASE 5 – Completing the Installation .......................................................10
PHASE 6 – Install the Service Pack ............................................................11
PHASE 7 – Install HP Video Driver..............................................................12
Section 4. Initialize Hard disk Drive..................................................................12
Section 5. Perform Hardware Status Check ....................................................13
Section 6. Attach Clients to Network and Test Network Link...........................13
Section 7. Installing Additional Adapters Drivers .............................................14
Ethernet Adapter ..........................................................................................14
HP NetRAID-1M Adapter .............................................................................14
Troubleshooting................................................................................................14
Tip #1. Troubleshooting SCSI Host Bus Adapter Configuration..................15
Tip #2. NT Warning About Drives with More than 1024 Cylinders ..............15
Tip #3. Service Pack Files Replaced Without Feedback.............................16
Tip #4. Using the NT Event Log to Diagnose Network Adapter Problems ..16
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