Intel AC450NX Copying Configuration Software to Diskettes, Installing Video Drivers, Installing SCSI Drivers

Chapter 2 On-site Installation: Installing the Server

✏NOTE

If you do not see the CD-ROM menu but see the following message instead,

Operating system not found

you need to change the “Boot Device Priority” to the CD-ROM. See

“Server Won’t Boot From the CD” on page 38 for instructions.

Copying Configuration Software to Diskettes

When you copy software from the CD onto diskettes, device drivers suitable for several different

operating systems are copied onto the diskettes. However, your operating system will read only

those drivers it can recognize, so you cannot usually check the directory of a diskette that is not

formatted for your operating system. Instead, you may see a message to the effect, “disk not

formatted, do you want to format it now?” Don’t worry; the drivers for YOUR operating system

should be present on the diskette and available for you to load on the system.

1. Before starting, make sure that you have on hand several blank high-density diskettes.

2. From the CD-ROM menu bar, select Create Diskettes and press <Enter>.

3. Follow the prompts to copy the software onto the diskettes.

4. When finished, select Quit to DOS (on the CD-ROM menu bar), and press <Enter>.

5. Remove the CD from the drive.

After configuring the server, you can install various video drivers to take full advantage of the

enhanced features provided by the onboard Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VisualMedia accelerator.

The server may not operate properly without these drivers installed.

After copying the drivers from the Configuration Software CD to diskettes, read the

README.TXT file on the Display Drivers and DOS Utilities diskette. The .TXT file contains the

most current information about which video drivers you need to install on your server. Follow the

installation instructions in the README.TXT file.

Follow these steps to install these drivers::

1. Fully configure your server. (This can include adding application software, an ISA add-in

board, PCI add-in boards, and the like.)

2. Insert disk 1 of the video drivers and utilities for MS-DOS† and Windows into drive A.

3. At the DOS command prompt, type A:install and press <Enter>.

4. Follow the onscreen directions to install the video drivers.

After copying the SCSI drivers from the Configuration Software CD to diskettes, follow the

instructions in the README.TXT file on the first diskette to install the drivers.