4: NT Drivers and Limitations

Ch 4: NT Drivers and Limitations

4: NT Drivers and Limitations

Windows NT Driver Recommendations

Please use the recommended driver provided with your system for the following:

Display driver

S3 Trio64 V2/DX (PCI slot #1)

Mylex driver

Mylex DAC960PU

Symbios driver

Symbios SYM8751SP

Multiprocessor system module

To avoid a STOP error from occurring in Windows NT when configuring multiprocessors, it is strongly recommended to install Service pack 4 for Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition®.

Cautions and Limitations

Installing Windows NT

Windows NT 4.0 Non-Enterprise Edition® only supports up to a 4 way multiprocessor system.

If your system has more than 3.0GB of memory, you must complete the following steps for a successful Windows NT installation.

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition® only supports a 4 or 8 way multiprocessor system.

If your system has more than 3.5GB of memory, you must complete the following steps for a successful Windows NT installation.

1.Enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing F2 during the system boot.

2.Select Advanced Menu—Windows NT 4.0 Install Mode .

3.Change the parameter Disable to Enable before installing Windows NT.

4.Install Windows NT.

5.After installing Windows NT reboot the system and re-enter the BIOS Setup utility and reset the parameter from Enable back to Disable. If this parameter is not reset Windows NT will only recognize 3.0/3.5GB of physical memory even if more is installed.

6.Set the Virtual Memory size as shown (physical memory size + a minimum of an additional 20MB)

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Select Control Panel System Performance.

Setup the size of virtual memory using the above formula.

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