Configuring an EMC Boot Device

Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device

Follow the appropriate steps below to install the Windows operating system onto the EMC boot device.

Windows NT Microsoft does not provide a driver for the QLogic controllers on the Windows NT installation CD-ROM. In order to properly install Windows NT on a the EMC storage array boot device connected to a QLogic controller, the Windows installation diskettes must be used with the CD-ROM.

1.Boot the server with Windows NT installation diskette 1. The server displays the following message, followed by a blank blue screen. Press F6 as soon as the blue screen appears:

Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration ---

Pressing F6 tells the Windows installer that you want to load a third-party driver before proceeding with the installation.

2.Follow the prompts to insert the necessary diskettes until the setup stops to allow you to add additional devices.

A dialog message will tell you that the setup program cannot determine the type of one or more mass storage devices.

From this point, press S to specify additional devices. You will need to select

Other and press ENTER.

3.Insert the QLogic driver disk into the diskette drive and press

ENTER.

4.You are prompted to select one of four driver choices. Select QLogic QLA2300 (or QLA2200) PCI Fibre Channel Adapter and press ENTER.

The driver loads and you are brought back to the Additional Devices dialog.

5.You must now load the driver for your CD-ROM drive. The Windows NT installer assumes that you want to specify all storage drivers now. If the CD-ROM is not selected, installation will fail later in the process.

Press S to specify an additional device.

6.From the list, scroll up to select IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller and press ENTER.

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QLogic specifications

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