6-34 Troubleshooting

RECOVERY FOR Windows 2000/Windows NT SYSTEM

If any file necessary for running the OS is damaged, use the following procedures to recover the system.

IMPORTANT:

!After recovering the system, see "Updating the System" in Chapter 4 and be sure to update the system.

Also on Windows 2000, you need to update all the drivers after the system update. For more information, see "Installing and Setting Device Drivers" in Chapter 4.

!Concerning Windows NT 4.0, in case you updated the system, be sure to update the recovery information also which will be the base of system recovery. (For more information on how to update the recovery information, see "Updating System Recovery Information" in Chapter 4.)

Concerning Windows 2000, see "Installing and Setting Device Drivers" and "Updating the System" in Chapter 4 and be sure to update both the drivers and the system.

!If the hard disk can not be recognized, you can not recover the system.

Recovery Procedure - Windows 2000 -

Follow the procedure below and use the information in the disk, not system recovery disk, to recover the system.

1.Turn on the power of the system.

2.Insert Windows 2000 CD- ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your server.

3.Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl, Alt, and Delete to reboot the server. (You may also turn the server off and on to reboot the server.)

4.<When no disk array controller is installed in the system> Proceed to step 8 according to instructions on the screen. <When Mylex RAID board is installed>

Press F6 while the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration..." is displayed at the upper part of the screen.

NOTE: Nothing is changed on the screen through F6 is pressed.

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NEC 5800 manual Recovery for Windows 2000/Windows NT System

5800 specifications

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