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Installation flow 1. Create the driver diskettes using the Support CD. 2. Install the Microsoft Windows NOS. 3. Complete the installation-install the drivers for the chipsets, network, and VGA. 4. Configure the system. 5. Configure the network. 6. Install additional HP accessories. Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes To create the appropriate Windows NOS driver diskette: 1. Insert one blank, formatted 3.5" diskette into the floppy drive. 2. Insert the Support CD into the 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. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the Windows NOS driver diskette. 4. Label, date, and save the driver diskette as HP disk [Windows NOS version]. Section 2. Installing Windows NOS 1. Boot the server from the Windows NOS CD-ROM. The Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration message displays; then the Setup screen displays. The message prompt Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID controller is displayed briefly on the bottom of the Setup screen. Press F6 if you want to install a third party controller; otherwise, proceed to step 2. NOTE: If you missed pressing F6 before the message is invalidated, you need to reboot the system to display the message prompt again. 2. Follow the procedures corresponding to the type of hard disk that is installed in the server. 3. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue. 4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement. 5. At the drives partitioning screen, select the target drive. If you want to use the entire drive to install the Windows NOS, press Enter. Otherwise, press C to create a drive partition. NOTE: Windows Server 2003 does not have the 2-GB limitation present in Windows NT 4.0. 6. In this example, we will create a 10-GB partition. 7. Press C to create a partition. 8. At the Create partition size prompt, type 10240, then press Enter. 9. Select unpartitioned space and press C again to create additional partitions. HP recommends that you create all the partitions needed for each hard drive present on your system. 10. Select the target drive to be used to install the Windows NOS, then press Enter. System BIOS configuration 39

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System BIOS configuration 39
Installation flow
1.
Create the driver diskettes using the Support CD.
2.
Install the Microsoft Windows NOS.
3.
Complete the installation—install the drivers for the chipsets, network, and VGA.
4.
Configure the system.
5.
Configure the network.
6.
Install additional HP accessories.
Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes
To create the appropriate Windows NOS driver diskette:
1.
Insert one blank, formatted 3.5" diskette into the floppy drive.
2.
Insert the Support CD into the 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.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create the Windows NOS driver diskette.
4.
Label, date, and save the driver diskette as HP disk [Windows NOS version].
Section 2. Installing Windows NOS
1.
Boot the server from the Windows NOS CD-ROM.
The Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration message displays; then the Setup screen
displays.
The message prompt Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID controller is
displayed briefly on the bottom of the Setup screen.
Press
F6
if you want to install a third party controller; otherwise, proceed to step 2.
NOTE:
If you missed pressing F6 before the message is invalidated, you need to reboot the
system to display the message prompt again.
2.
Follow the procedures corresponding to the type of hard disk that is installed in the server.
3.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue.
4.
Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement.
5.
At the drives partitioning screen, select the target drive.
If you want to use the entire drive to install the Windows NOS, press Enter. Otherwise, press C
to create a drive partition.
NOTE:
Windows Server 2003 does not have the 2-GB limitation present in Windows NT 4.0.
6.
In this example, we will create a 10-GB partition.
7.
Press
C
to create a partition.
8.
At the Create partition size prompt, type 10240, then press
Enter
.
9.
Select unpartitioned space and press C again to create additional partitions. HP recommends
that you create all the partitions needed for each hard drive present on your system.
10.
Select the target drive to be used to install the Windows NOS, then press
Enter
.