HP Armada 7300 Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armad - Page 9

Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada Products 9 9. Select the best file system for your applications, then press Enter. If you are unsure which file system to select, contact your IT department or choose the FAT file system7. NOTE: The FAT file system can be converted to NTFS8 at a later time if you choose to do so. If you select NTFS as your file system, the only way to again have a FAT file system on the drive would be to reformat the hard drive and reinstall the operating system. 10. If you choose FAT and the partition is larger than 2-GB, you are prompted that the size exceeds the amount supported by MS-DOS. You can return to the previous menu and create a 2-GB or smaller partition upon which to install the operating system. To do so: a. Press Esc to return to disk partitioning menu. b. Highlight 'Unpartitioned space' and press C. c. You will then be asked to enter the size of the partition you wish to create. Enter that number and then press Enter. d. Highlight 'C: New (Unformatted)' and press Enter. The hard drive is formatted9. 11. Select the directory where the operating system will be installed, then press Enter. It is recommended that the default directory of \WINNT be selected. 12. Press Enter to examine the hard disk for corruption (recommended) or Esc to skip the examination. 13. Allow the system to copy files from the NTW CD to the hard drive. This takes several minutes. 14. Remove any floppies and CDs from the drives when prompted. 15. Press Enter to restart the computer. 16. Re-insert the NTW CD at the boot menu. The graphical portion of Setup loads, and additional files are copied to the hard drive. 17. Allow the Setup Wizard to gather information about the hardware, then click Next. 18. Select the type of installation to perform, then click Next. If you are unsure which type of installation to select, contact your IT department or choose PORTABLE. 19. Enter your name and, if desired, tab to the organization field and enter your company name, then click Next. 20. Enter the Product Key that came with your Windows NTW documentation, Certificate of Authenticity, then click Next. 21. Enter the computer name, then click Next. a. This name must be unique on the network. b. The name can be up to 15 characters but should not include spaces. c. If you are unsure what to name your computer, contact your IT department. 7 FAT partitions are limited to 4-GB under Windows NT Workstation and 2-GB for MS-DOS compatibility. You may need to redo step 11 and create a smaller partition. For more information on file systems, you may refer to the White Paper "File Systems and Their Use on Compaq Armada Portable Products." For additional information also refer to Chapter 5 - Beginning Installation in your Windows NT Workstation manual. 8 If you choose to use NTFS, ensure that you use version 2.0F or later of F10 Setup/P. 9 If you choose NTFS, the hard drive is formatted with FAT and converted on the next restart. Document number PRT009A1098