6. Advanced configuration
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Special requirements when installing Windows 2000/XP
If you want to reinstall and configure Windows 2000 or Windows XP on the E
OS
hard disk, a special procedure is
required. The following description, points out the details that must be considered to achieve a system that op-
timally supports the E
OS
hard- and software, but it is not meant as a complete description of a Windows 2000/XP
system installation.
Required parts
For the installation the following CD-ROM are necessary:
•
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
•
or Microsoft Windows XP Professional respectively
•
CRS-3045-C
, Control Room Suite for Windows 2000/XP
Boot sequence
In the BIOS-settings, set the boot sequence to 1.
Floppy
, 2.
ATAPI CD-ROM
, 3.
IDE Hard Drive
. If the hard disk is
already partitioned you have to press a key when the text:
Press any key to boot from CD
...
appears. If the hard disk is not yet partitioned the system boots automatically from CD.
Computer type
When the setup utility prompts you to press
F6
for the installation of SCSI-/RAID-drivers, press
F5
. This will show
a list of the different computer types that are supported by Windows 2000/XP. In this list select
Standard-PC
.
Partition size
When you are asked for the partition size, create a partition with address
c:
. The size of this partition must not
be bigger than 8 GB. Format this partition in NTFS file system. If there is already a partition with these properties,
it is nevertheless recommended to reformat it.
Boot sequence
When rebooting change again the boot sequence in the BIOS-settings to 1.
Floppy
, 2.
IDE Hard Drive
, 3.
ATAPI
CD-ROM
. Windows 2000/XP boots now from the hard disk.
Licensing
Amongst other you will be prompted to insert the license number of your Windows 2000/XP. The license number
is labeled on the inside of the front flap of the E
OS
. After the system copied files to the hard disk the installation
is ready and you are prompted to remove the CD from the drive and to reboot the computer.
If the network identification Wizard comes up, then leave it with
Cancel
.
Graphic driver
Now the display drivers must be installed. Proceed as explained in section
3.5.1 Installing the display driver and
Update of network card driver
Insert the CD Control Room Suite into the CD-ROM drive and setup the driver of the network adapter by means of
a driver update in the device manager. Therefore open the device manager (
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -
> System -> Hardware
Tab
-> Device Manger ...
). Here you can select the suitable driver from the Control
Room Suite. For this purpose there is an overview on the Control Room Suite, about which driver should be se-
lected depending on the network card and the used operating system.
