C–2 AlphaServer 300 User’s Guide
________________________ CAUTION ___________________________
If you boot from a Digital UNIX or OpenVMS disk and also occasionally boot
Microsoft Windows NT from another disk, use caution when you run the
Windows NT Disk Administrator. When the Disk Administrator detects
additional disks, it updates the system configuration. The Disk Administrator
prompts you for permission to write a signature to the additional disks. Writing
the signature to a Digital UNIX or OpenVMS disk destroys the boot block on
that disk and makes the operating system on that disk no longer bootable. Select
NO when you are asked if you want to write a signature to your Digital UNIX or
OpenVMS disks.
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For information on switching between the ARC and SRM consoles, refer to
Chapter 3.
Starting a Windows NT Installation
Digital partitions and formats disk 0 on the first SCSI controller in non-RAID Windows
NT systems. The partitions are set up as follows:
•
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.
•
Partition 2 (typically, the D drive) is 6 MB, formatted FAT, and identified as the
system partition.
Refer to Table C-1 for the steps to start installing Windows NT on a properly partitioned
and formatted disk.
Table C-1 Starting a Windows NT Server Installation
Step
Action
Result
1
Insert the Microsoft Windows NT
CD-ROM into the CD drive.
CD-ROM drive is ready.
2
From the ARC console boot menu,
select
Supplementary menu...
Supplementary menu displays.
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 System Guide.
