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Section 5

Windows NT Driver Installation
(QL2300.SYS)
5.1
Introduction
This section provides instructions for installing the WindowsNT driver under the
following operating system conditions:
Initial installation of the WindowsNT 4.0 operating system and the
WindowsNT driver
Installation of the WindowsNT driver in an already installed WindowsNT 4.0
operating system
Installing an updated WindowsNT driver in an already installed
WindowsNT 4.0 operating system that has an older version of the driver
5.2

Windows NT Driver Files

The latest version of the software drivers and documentation for WindowsNT are
available on the QLogic Web site. Be sure to review the Readme.txt file for both
new and changed information.
5.3

Windows NT Installation

To install WindowsNT 4.0 on a Fibre Channel hard disk attached to a QLA23xx
HBA, perform the installation procedures in section5.3.1. If Windows NT4.0 is
already loaded on your system, perform the installation procedures in section5.3 .2.
If WindowsNT 4.0 and an older Windows NT driver are already installed on your
system, perform the update procedures in section5.3.3.