Installation guide

Windows NT Installation Guide 1
1. Requirements
This section describes the hardware, software, and firmware requirements to
install and boot Windows NT on Alpha microprocessor motherboard systems.
1.1 Hardware
You need the following hardware to run Windows NT on Alpha motherboard
systems:
• A supported video adapter and monitor
• A 166MB (or larger) hard drive
Note: For information about IDE/ATA hard drives, ATAPI CD–ROM
drives, and support for QLogic ISP 1020 SCSI host adapters, see the
platform-specific READNT.TXT file on the Alpha SDK and firmware
update compact disc or the platform-specific README.TXT file on the
Windows NT firmware installation diskette.
• A SCSI or ATAPI CD–ROM drive
• A 3.5-in, 1.44MB diskette drive
• A PS/2 keyboard
• Memory:
− 16MB of memory (RAM) is required for the Windows NT Workstation
operating system; 32MB is recommended
− 32MB of memory (RAM) is required for the Windows NT Server
operating system
• Optional components:
− A PS/2 mouse or other supported pointing device
− One or more supported network adapters if you want to use Windows NT
on a network
To obtain the hardware compatibility list for Windows NT, see Section 5.4.