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Performing the IPL Procedure
Installing Express5800/320Ma System Software
6-7
5. Disable boot monitoring and, optionally, Option ROM for PCI slots.
a. When the system is booting and the progress bar has started to fill, press F2
to enter the BIOS Setup program. An
Entering Setup
message appears,
but several minutes may elapse before the BIOS Setup program runs.
b. Use the RIGHT ARROW key to select the
Advanced
tab.
c. To disable boot monitoring, use the DOWN ARROW key to select
Monitoring
Configuration
. Press ENTER. Use the DOWN ARROW key to select
OS
Boot Monitoring
. Use the PLUS SIGN (+) key to change the value to
Disabled
. Press ESC.
d. If the system contains any PCI adapters that contain option ROMs, the system
boots faster if you disable Option ROM for the PCI slots that contain the
adapters. To disable Option ROM, select
Monitoring Configuration
on the
Advanced
tab. Select each slot that contains an adapter and use the PLUS
SIGN (+) key to change the values to
Disabled
.
e. Press F10. In the
Setup Confirmation
dialog box, select
Yes
and press
ENTER to save the new settings and exit from the BIOS Setup program.
The system reboots after you exit from the BIOS Setup program.
N O T E
Disabling boot monitoring prevents several unnecessary
restarts of the system during the IPL process.
6. Make sure theNEC ExpressBuilder CD (1 of 2) is inserted in the CD-ROM drive
whose power button LED is green-lit.
7. During the next few minutes, the following normally appear:
•
A message:
Initial Program Load
•
A Windows XP splash screen
•
A black screen, then a blue screen, with no text
•
A Fault Tolerant Server splash screen
8. In the
Start Express5800 series system software IPL
dialog box, accept the
default setting,
Run the Initial Program Load for Express5800/320Ma software
Release 4.1.
x
.
x
, and click
Next
.
N O T E S
1. The dialog box advises you to disable boot
monitoring. If you already disabled boot monitoring as
described in step
5
, you do not need to do so again.
2. The
Open a session in the Windows
Preinstallation Environment
option opens a WinPE
command shell.
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