Chapter 3

Installing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server

Section 5. Perform Hardware Status Check

This section will provide a simple way to verify your installation of Windows NT. Note that Windows NT Resource Guide CD-ROM (available from Microsoft) provide utilities to generate activities to stress the system. The following steps use standard tools provided with the Windows NT Server installation.

1.Inspect the error log in the event viewer (Start Programs Administrative Tools Event Viewer) to verify that no errors were detected. If any errors are found please refer to the troubleshooting section of this document and Windows NT Reference Manual for help.

NOTE

Windows NT Event Viewer may have recorded network errors

 

if your HP server was not connected prior to your login.

 

If you can not resolve the problem please contact your HP

 

service representative or use HP website for additional

 

troubleshooting resources.

 

 

2.Run the "Windows NT Diagnostic Tool" (Start Programs Administrative Tools Windows NT Diagnostic) to gather information about system BIOS, resources, physical memory and video.

3.Check that your different adapters are correctly installed:

a.Open the control panel (Start Settings Control Panel)

b.Check the status of the Network adapter. You may perform the diagnostics by selecting the Diagnostics tab then click on Run Tests. Upon completion, close the window (if you performed the diagnostics, Windows will recommend that you reboot the system).

c.Check the status of your SCSI adapter by selecting SCSI Adapters in the Control Panel and click Properties for each device.

Section 6. Attach Clients to Network and Test Network Link

1.Create shares: create a folder on your hard drive then share it (right click on folder and the select Sharing).

2.Create users using Windows NT utility: Start Programs Administrative Tools User Manager - DOMAIN

3.Connect clients PC to the network your HP server operates on.

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HP Server tc2110 manual Perform Hardware Status Check, Attach Clients to Network and Test Network Link

Server tc2110 specifications

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