Intel SRCU31 user manual Quick Start Instructions

Quick Start Instructions

1.4.2.3Installing Microsoft Windows NT Server on a Intel Integrated RAID Volume

1.Create a SRCU31 Microsoft Windows NT SCSI Miniport Diskette.

a.Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to boot from the CD-ROM.

b.When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1, Make Diskettes.

c.When the Select a Diskette to Create screen appears, select Windows NT Installation. A command window then appears.

d.Insert a blank high-density diskette in drive A: and press Enter to create the Windows NT SCSI Miniport Diskette. Alternatively, the CD-ROM can be inserted into a different system running Windows 95, 98 or NT. The CD-ROM’s auto-runfeature will bring up a menu that will allow creation of the SRCU31 NT Installation Diskette.

2.Install Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

a.Boot with the NT Server CD-ROM.

b.Press F6 as soon as the blue screen appears to ensure that the Microsoft Windows NT bypasses mass storage controller detection.

c.When prompted to specify a mass storage controller, select S to specify additional storage devices and then select Other. Insert the SRCU31 Microsoft Windows NT SCSI Miniport

Diskette (created in step 1. above) in the floppy drive. Press Enter to select the I2O Miniport Driver and continue with the NT installation.

d.After completing the NT installation, install the following components and software:

•Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater

•Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.00 or greater

Note: If your browser is configured to use a proxy server, ensure that it is configured to bypass the proxy server for local addresses. See Appendix B, “Troubleshooting Scenarios”, “Browser Configuration During Initial Installation” for details on configuring a browser to bypass the proxy server for local addresses and return to this procedure.

3.Install the Intel Integrated RAID software (run the Intel Integrated RAID setup).

Note: The system should be powered on and logged into NT with an administrator’s account before proceeding.

a.Insert the Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. (If the RAID Installer Menu does not appear, then run the setup.exe file that resides at: <CD- ROM root>\os_setup\winnt\setup.exe on the CD-ROM and skip step B.)

b.Click on the Setup button. See Figure 1-3. Accept the default selections to complete installation.

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