HP LH4r Installing Microsoft MS-DOS on an HP Netserver - Page 1

HP NetServer MS-DOS Installation Guide NOTICE: The information in this document was last updated for the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM version L.20.00. If you don't have the L.20.00 version CD-ROM and you're obtaining this document from the HP NetServer web site as a reference to install an operating system, be sure to also check the HP NetServer web site for the latest available drivers. ©Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company January 20, 2001 This document presents the most important information that you need to install MS-DOS. The first part of this document is a list of helpful tips on MS-DOS installation, the second part is a step-by-step installation guide. Create a DOS Partition Before beginning the NOS installation, you must create a DOS boot partition. To do this, boot the server from a DOS diskette and use FDISK to generate a bootable, active, primary DOS partition. The DOS partition should be large enough to contain all the desired files, including required DOS and NOS files, as well as potential utilities (such as NetServer Assistant), and possible core dumps. You don't want to sacrifice any more space than is needed from your NOS partition, but consider at least a 20-50 MB DOS partition. Installing MS-DOS These instructions describe installing the MS-DOS IDE drivers. Requirements To install the HP NetServer embedded IDE controller MS-DOS driver, you need the following: • HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM to generate DOS IDE drivers. • A blank, formatted diskette Assumptions Your HP NetServer hardware, including the embedded IDE CD-ROM and SCSI hard disk drives, must already be configured using the ISA Configuration Utility. 1