Digital Equipment Digital AlphaStation 400 Series, User Information

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Starting an Operating System Installation
Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation
Digital partitions and formats disk 0 on the first SCSI controller in non-RAID Windows
NT Workstation systems. The partitions are set up as follows:
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Partition 1 (typically, the "C" drive) is the size of the disk less 6 MB and formatted
FAT. Normally, you select "convert to NTFS" during the Windows NT installation.
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Partition 2 (typically, the "D" drive) is 6 MB, formatted FAT, and identified as the
system partition.
Refer to Table F-1 for the steps to start installing Windows NT Workstation on a properly
partitioned and formatted disk.
Table F-1. Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation
Step Action Result
1 Insert the Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation CD-ROM into the CD
drive. CD-ROM drive is ready.
2 From the ARC console boot menu,
select
Supplementary menu...
Supplementary menu appears.
3 Select
Install Windows NT from
CD-ROM.
Windows NT setup procedure starts. Follow the
on-screen instructions. For more information,
refer to the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
System Guide.
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