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Installing Software on a Windows NT Server
Windows NT Installation and Configuration Notes
If Windows NT Setup Hangs
During Windows NT installation, the system may hang while the
Windows NT Setup floppy is being used to copy the SCSI disk
device driver. A workaround is to boot from a DOS boot disk, create
a DOS partition on the array using
fdisk
, and then install Windows
NT on the array.
Windows NT Disk Administrator
When creating a new array on a system running under Windows
NT, the array is not listed as “usable” in the NT Disk Administrator
until it is initialized. This is normal Windows NT functionality.
Boot Order In Windows NT vs. Array
Config
SA
During Windows NT installation, Windows NT does not show the
peripherals in the boot order. Instead, it shows the arrays with the
lower SCSI ID (on lower channel) first. To remedy this, try one of the
following:
■
Disconnect all peripherals other than members of the boot
array, so that only one peripheral is present in the Windows
NT installation. Reconnect all other peripherals after Windows
NT is successfully installed.
■
Configure the boot array in the ArrayConfigSA utility so that
the lowest SCSI ID on the lowest channel is a member of the
boot array.
Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server
Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server features a nonbootable
installation CD and installation diskettes which do not ask for third-
party driver diskettes (Manufacturer-supplied hardware support
disks). To have the installation program prompt you for the third
party driver diskettes, do the following:
1
Copy the
winnt.sif
file from the
I386
directory on the
BackOffice Small Business Server CD to Disk 2 of the Windows
NT boot diskettes (overwrite existing file).
2
Reboot the system using the Windows NT boot diskettes. After
Disk 2 is inserted, the installation program prompts you for the
manufacturer-supplied hardware support disks.
