HP NetServer LP 2000r Installing IBM OS/2 on an HP Netserver - Page 24

Tedit Config.sys, Basedev=aic7870.add, Dir C:\aic7870.add /s, Basedev=aic7870.add Is Present.

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16. Press C on the menu selection to boot to the OS/2 command prompt. 17. You need to edit CONFIG.SYS with TEDIT to verify that the embedded SCSI driver BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD is present. Enter the following command at the command prompt: TEDIT CONFIG.SYS Search for the driver name: /BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD It is possible that a REM command was placed in front this the driver command line. If so, delete the "REM" command. If this driver is not found with the search command, then add the following line to the end of CONFIG.SYS as described in steps 18 through 20. (First review "Consideration 1" for boot order.) 18. Press the key until the flashing cursor is on the data lines 19. Press a few times to position the cursor at the end of CONFIG.SYS 20. Press the key and then press Enter to create a blank line. Then type in the following command line: BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD 21. Press F2 to save the file and F3 to exit. 22. Press Alt-Ctrl-Del simultaneously to reboot the system. 23. The system will copy many files and reboot one more time. There are no special corrections required for this last reboot. This reboot is for the networking products. The SCSI drivers should be stable in CONFIG.SYS. 24. Verify that the aic7870.add driver on the system is the one provided by Hewlett-Packard. OS/2 tends to replace the version on the diskette with the one on the CD-ROM Open a command prompt and enter DIR C:\AIC7870.ADD /S Where C: is your boot drive. Write down the size and date for this driver. Next insert the "Work Diskette 1" on drive A: and enter: 24

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16.
Press C on the menu selection to boot to the OS/2 command prompt.
17.
You need to edit CONFIG.SYS with TEDIT to verify that the embedded SCSI driver
BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD is present.
Enter the following command at the command prompt:
TEDIT CONFIG.SYS
Search for the driver name:
/BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD
It is possible that a REM command was placed in front this the driver command line. If so,
delete the "REM" command. If this driver is not found with the search command, then add
the following line to the end of CONFIG.SYS as described in steps 18 through 20. (First
review "Consideration 1" for boot order.)
18.
Press the <Esc> key until the flashing cursor is on the data lines
19.
Press <Page Down> a few times to position the cursor at the end of CONFIG.SYS
20.
Press the <Insert> key and then press Enter to create a blank line.
Then type in the following command line:
BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD
21.
Press F2 to save the file and F3 to exit.
22.
Press Alt-Ctrl-Del simultaneously to reboot the system.
23.
The system will copy many files and reboot one more time. There are no special corrections
required for this last reboot. This reboot is for the networking products. The SCSI drivers
should be stable in CONFIG.SYS.
24.
Verify that the aic7870.add driver on the system is the one provided by Hewlett-Packard.
OS/2 tends to replace the version on the diskette with the one on the CD-ROM
Open a command prompt and enter
DIR C:\AIC7870.ADD /S
Where C: is your boot drive.
Write down the size and date for this driver. Next insert the "Work Diskette 1" on drive A:
and enter: