5-4 Installing and Using Utilities

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Top Menu

The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER top menu is used for the setup of hardware and the setup and installation of OS.

Start

Start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER top menu following the procedure below:

1.Turn on the powers of peripherals and the power of the server in this order.

2.Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the server.

3.After the CD-ROM is inserted, reset the system (by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete) or turn off the power and then on again to restart the server.

The system is activated from the CD-ROM to start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.

After the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is started, the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER top menu shown below appears.

A

B

C

D

AExpress Setup

Performs various automatic setup operations including hardware’s internal parameters and status settings and installation of the OS and various utilities automatically. Select this setup method if hard disk drives are used in partitions different from those at purchase or if the OS is reinstalled.

BTools

Starts each of the utilities stored in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER individually to allow the operator to provide setup. Enables the setup without influence of installed OS.

CHelp

Describes the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. We recommend you to read through the help

before the setup.

DExit

The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER termination screen appears.

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NEC EXP320A, EXP320B, N8800-091F, N8800-090F manual NEC Expressbuilder Top Menu, Start

N8800-091F, EXP320B, EXP320A, N8800-090F specifications

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