Preparing to Install Your Operating System
3-2 AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner’s Guide
Preparing to Install MicroSoft Windows NT
Preparing the System
1.
Before you install the MicroSoft Windows NT operating system, make sure you have
the following items:
•
Microsoft Windows NT ARC firmware for the AlphaServer 1000A,
Version 4.44 or later. The ARC firmware is a menu-driven utility to
configure your system and Version 4.44 is required to run Windows NT
3.51.
•
Microsoft Windows NT Server or Workstation Version 3.51 or later.
•
The EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) diskette for Microsoft Windows
NT, Version 1.8 or later.
•
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 the administrator of your local area network to obtain the network information
that 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 4/2xx," and the screen displays initialization and testing information. Internal
errors are indicated by audible "beep" codes. (Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting Your
System.")
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
