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Configuring the system, Phase 3 - Installing the embedded video driver

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4. Follow the installation wizard for additional configuration. 5. Wait for the system to find the appropriate driver, and then click Next. 6. Click Finish after the LAN driver has loaded. 7. Close all open windows and restart the server to properly initialize the LAN adapter. 8. After restarting Windows, configure the network settings for the LAN card to connect to your network. Verify connectivity. Phase 3 - Installing the embedded video driver 1. Insert the Support CD in the server's optical media drive. By default, the Support CD automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. However, if this does not occur, double-click the Startup.htm file located on the root directory of the Support CD. 2. Click the HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 server drivers for chipset, Network, and Video link. 3. Select the embedded VGA driver for the Windows [NOS version] option. The File Download dialog box displays. 4. Click Open to download the driver. The Security Warning dialog box displays. 5. Click Yes. The installation menu for the selected driver is displayed. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the embedded VGA driver. 7. After completing the installation, reboot the server. Section 4. Configuring the system Phase 1 - Performing a hardware status check In this section, you will run the Windows NOS Device Manager tool to identify any issues with the installed devices or resource conflicts. 1. Click Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager. 2. Verify that no devices have either a yellow exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?) symbol next to it. ○ An exclamation mark (!) means that there is a resource issue with the device. ○ A question mark (?) means that the device is unknown. If (!) or (?) symbols are reported, double-click each of the devices with (!) or (?). Refer to the Device Status message for troubleshooting. If a printer is available, click View | Print to get a report. 3. Verify that the installed drivers are digitally signed: a. In the Device Manager window, select the device (such as HP AHA-29160) that you want to verify. b. Right-click Properties, then click the Driver tab. c. Locate the Digital Signer. If the driver of that device is digitally signed, the message MS Windows 2003 Publisher or Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher displays. If the driver of the device is not digitally signed, HP recommends that you check HP's website at www.hp.com to install the latest driver package. 4. Close the Device Manager, System Properties, and Control Panel windows. System BIOS configuration 41

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System BIOS configuration 41
4.
Follow the installation wizard for additional configuration.
5.
Wait for the system to find the appropriate driver, and then click Next.
6.
Click
Finish
after the LAN driver has loaded.
7.
Close all open windows and restart the server to properly initialize the LAN adapter.
8.
After restarting Windows, configure the network settings for the LAN card to connect to your
network. Verify connectivity.
Phase 3 - Installing the embedded video driver
1.
Insert the Support CD in the server’s optical media drive. By default, the Support CD
automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. However, if this does not occur, double-click
the Startup.htm file located on the root directory of the Support CD.
2.
Click the
HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 server drivers for chipset, Network, and Video
link.
3.
Select the
embedded VGA driver for the Windows [NOS version]
option.
The File Download
dialog box displays.
4.
Click
Open
to download the driver. The Security Warning dialog box displays.
5.
Click
Yes
.
The installation menu for the selected driver is displayed.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the embedded VGA driver.
7.
After completing the installation, reboot the server.
Section 4. Configuring the system
Phase 1 - Performing a hardware status check
In this section, you will run the Windows NOS Device Manager tool to identify any issues with the
installed devices or resource conflicts.
1.
Click
Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager
.
2.
Verify that no devices have either a yellow exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?) symbol
next
to it.
○
An exclamation mark (!) means that there is a resource issue with the device.
○
A question mark (?) means that the device is unknown.
If (!) or (?) symbols are reported, double-click each of the devices with (!) or (?).
Refer to the
Device Status message for troubleshooting. If a printer is available, click View | Print to get a
report.
3.
Verify that the installed drivers are digitally signed:
a.
In the Device Manager window, select the device (such as HP AHA-29160) that you
want to
verify.
b.
Right-click Properties, then click the Driver tab.
c.
Locate the Digital Signer.
If the driver of that device is digitally signed, the message MS Windows 2003 Publisher or
Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher displays.
If the driver of the device is not digitally signed, HP recommends that you check HP’s website
at www.hp.com to install the latest driver package.
4.
Close the Device Manager, System Properties, and Control Panel windows.