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The Windows NT driver diskettes you create for the Microsoft Windows NT Server

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BIOS Support For Bootable CD-ROM - This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS provides support for booting from a CD-ROM drive. The default is Enabled. BIOS Support For Int13 Extensions - This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default is Enabled. This section provides the following information about installing the Dell SCSI drivers for Windows NT: Installing the SCSI drivers Removing a host adapter Swapping a host adapter Troubleshooting a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot NOTE: Refer to the Dell Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Operating System Quick Installation Guide for instructions for installing or reinstalling the Windows NT operating system on your server. The following procedures focus specifically on the installation of SCSI drivers. The Windows NT driver diskettes you create for the Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system contain a number of files needed for driver installation. The following files are included on the diskettes: aic78u2.sys - Adaptec's driver for the 7890 SCSI controller and the AHA-2940U2W host adapter for Windows NT aic78xx.sys - Adaptec's driver for the 7860 SCSI controller for Windows NT oemsetup.inf - A file used by Windows NT Setup for driver installation readme.txt - A text file describing the Adaptec 78xx driver for Windows NT If you have an optional RAID controller, you will also be using the pedge.sys file, the Windows NT driver for the RAID controller. Depending upon the RAID controller you have, the driver may be on the Dell Server Assistant CD or on a separate diskette included with the shipment. Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-9

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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers
3-9
²
BIOS Support For Bootable CD-ROM
— This option determines whether the
host adapter BIOS provides support for booting from a CD-ROM drive. The
default is
Enabled
.
²
BIOS Support For Int13 Extensions
— This option determines whether the
host adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default is
Enabled
.
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This section provides the following information about installing the Dell SCSI drivers
for Windows NT:
²
Installing the SCSI drivers
²
Removing a host adapter
²
Swapping a host adapter
²
Troubleshooting a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot
NOTE: Refer to the
Dell Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Operating System Quick
Installation Guide
for instructions for installing or reinstalling the Windows NT operat-
ing system on your server. The following procedures focus specifically on the
installation of SCSI drivers.
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The Windows NT driver diskettes you create for the Microsoft Windows NT Server
operating system contain a number of files needed for driver installation. The follow-
ing files are included on the diskettes:
²
aic78u2.sys
— Adaptec’s driver for the 7890 SCSI controller and the
AHA-2940U2W host adapter for Windows NT
²
aic78xx.sys
— Adaptec’s driver for the 7860 SCSI controller for Windows NT
²
oemsetup.inf
— A file used by Windows NT Setup for driver installation
²
readme.txt
— A text file describing the Adaptec 78
xx
driver for Windows NT
If you have an optional RAID controller, you will also be using the
pedge.sys
file, the
Windows NT driver for the RAID controller. Depending upon the RAID controller you
have, the driver may be on the
Dell Server Assistant
CD or on a separate diskette
included with the shipment.