System recovery

Take precautions that allow you to recover damaged files and recover your system in the event that your hard drive is damaged, or if your BIOS or system files get corrupted.

Creating a startup diskette

If your server hard drive is damaged, you may not be able to start the server from the hard drive. A startup diskette is a bootable diskette that lets you start the server and attempt to fix the problem.

When you set up Windows NT you are prompted to create a startup diskette. If you did not choose to create a startup diskette at that time, you may create one later by running the Windows NT upgrade/installation program. Perform this process by going to the DOS Command Prompt, changing to the C:\I386 subdirectory and typing “winnt32/ox”. Press ENTER and follow the prompts.

Using your Server Companion CD

The Server Companion CD included with your server can be used to:

Install hardware drivers for Windows NT

Reinstall selected utilities

Access system documentation

Instructions for each operating system are provided with the Server Companion CD.

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