Integration Guide

PSS Software Installation
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WaveWorks PSS, Integration Guide, 1.10 Page 15
© 2000, Symbol Technologies, Inc. February 1, 2000
- The Components list is displayed. Press Enter to accept the list of standard
hardware/software components.
- The Partition options screen is displayed. It is very important to pay attention to what you
are doing here. This section is also hardware specific.
- Start off by deleting all existing disk partitions. Select each existing partition (use the arrow
key to move the highlighted partition) and following the on-screen instructions.
- The screen should now only show “Unpartitioned space” since you just deleted all existing
partitions. The next step is to create a partition that NT will be installed onto. Depending on
the size of your hard drive, you’ll want to select a value between 2GB (2047 MB) and 4GB
(4095 MB). You will now create a system (C:) partition. Move the highlight to
“Unpartitioned Space” with the arrow keys. Press “C” to create a new partition and then
enter the partition size (a number between 2047 and 4095, consult your system administrator
if you need help).
- If your disk is 8GB or smaller, you can create a D: partition here. If your disk is greater than
8GB in size, the NT setup program can’t access all of it, so it’s best to wait until later to
create the D: partition. To create a D: partition, follow the same steps as for the C: partition,
with the exception that the size will be all the remaining space on the drive (the number is
already filled in for you by default). Typical installations might evenly divide a 6 or 8 GB
disk between the C and D partitions. If you expect the database to be quite large, then give
the D: parition more space than the C partition (but give C at least 2GB!).
- Put the highlight on the C: partition and press Enter to install NT on the C: drive
- The File System selection screen is displayed. The FAT file system is the default, but FAT
partitions are limited to a maximum size of 2GB and are not as efficient as the NT File
System (NTFS). Select the NTFS file system and press Enter.
- Wait while the system formats the C: drive. Note that the D: partition (if you created one)
does NOT get formatted at this step. Formatting a 4GB partition can take a while (10
minutes perhaps).
- The File location screen displays. Press Enter to accept installing NT in the \WINNT folder.
- The Hard disk examination screen displays. Press ESC to skip the exhaustive hard disk
check. The exhaustive check physically checks the entire hard disk surface and can take a
very long time, so we skip it.
- Wait while setup does a quick disk check.
- Wait while setup copies files to the disk.
- The Setup Successful screen is displayed. Remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.