Preparing to Install Your Operating System
3-2 AlphaServer 1000 Rackmount Owner's Guide
Preparing to Install Windows NT
Preparing the System
1.
Before you install the Windows NT operating system, make sure you have the
following items:
•
Microsoft Windows NT ARC firmware for the AlphaServer 1000,
Version 3.5-12 or later. The ARC firmware is a menu-driven utility to
configure your system.
•
Microsoft Windows NT Server or Workstation Version 3.5 or later.
•
The EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) diskette for Microsoft Windows
NT, Version 1.5 or later.
•
Digital Rackmount AlphaServer 1000 4/200 Cirrus Logic 542x Linear
Installation Diskette for Windows NT, Version 3.5.
•
A partitioned and formatted hard disk drive installed in your system. If
your drive has not yet been prepared, follow the instructions in
"Preparing Your Hard Disk" later in this section.
2.
If a Microsoft Windows NT product announcement was included with your system, it
contains important READ FIRST information.
3.
Contact your LAN administrator for the network information you need. This
information will vary depending on the type of network hardware and software
installed at your location.
Setting the Operating System Type
1.
Turn the system on by pressing the On/Off switch on the front of the system. After a
short wait, the operator control panel on the front of the system displays the message
"Model 4/200," and the screen displays initialization and testing information.
2.
Press the Enter key. If your screen displays the ARC console Boot menu, your system
has already been prepared for use with Microsoft Windows NT and you can proceed
to the next section, "Updating the Firmware."
If your screen displays a triple arrow (>>>) prompt instead of the ARC console Boot
menu, your system has booted the SRM console. Proceed to step 3.
3.
Type the following two commands at the SRM console prompt. Press the Enter key
after each command:
set console graphics
set os_type nt
