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Intel
Integrated RAID Controller GSU31
User
’
s Manual
Rev 1.0
Advanced Installation Steps
2.5.4.4
Installing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 on an Intel
Integrated RAID
Volume or Pass-Through Disk
This procedure installs Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 on an Intel Integrated RAID volume. Have all
hardware and software on hand. See system requirements in
Section 2.5.4.2
.
GSU31 Hardware Installation
See
Section 1.4, Install the Adapter Card
for detailed hardware installation procedures.
Intel Integrated RAID Software Installation
1. Create and configure a RAID volume or pass-through disk using the RAID Configuration
Utility. See
Section 2.2, RAID Configuration Utility
in the user
’
s manual to create and
configure a RAID volume. Once a RAID volume is created and configured, return to this
procedure to install the operating system.
2. Run the latest virus scan on any downloaded diskettes used for installation or on any existing
volumes.
3. Create a GSU31 Microsoft Windows NT SCSI Miniport Diskette.
a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to
boot from the CD-ROM.
b. When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1,
Make Diskettes
.
c. When the
Select a Diskette to Create
screen appears, select
Windows NT Installation
. A
command window then appears.
d. Insert a blank high-density diskette in drive A: and press Enter to create the Windows NT
SCSI Miniport Diskette. Alternatively, the CD-ROM can be inserted into a different
system running Windows 95, 98 or NT. The CD-ROM
’
s
auto-run
feature will bring up a
menu that will allow creation of the GSU31 NT Installation Diskette.
4. Install the following required software:
a. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Select the scenario below (1 or 2) which matches your installation to complete the
Microsoft Windows NT SCSI diskette miniport driver installation.
Warning:
The miniport driver is a temporary driver used for installation only. Once NT is running, you must
install the permanent RAID device drivers using the GSU31 CD-ROM.
1. If you are installing NT
with
boot disks (booting from diskettes initially to setup NT),
during install let NT detect the storage devices in your system. When device detection is
complete, select
S
to specify additional storage devices, then select
Other
. Insert the
Microsoft Windows NT installation diskette in the floppy drive. Press
Enter
to select the
I
2
O Miniport Driver and continue with the NT installation. Go to
step b
.
2.
If you are installing NT
without
boot disks
, (for example, you are booting with the
NT Server CD-ROM),
press F6 as soon as the initial blue screen appears
to ensure that
the Microsoft Windows NT installation diskette can be loaded when specifying
Other
Diskettes
. Otherwise, the NT installation program will not load the I
2
O Miniport Driver
from the Microsoft Windows NT installation diskette. When device detection is complete,
select
S
to specify additional storage devices and then select
Other
. Insert the Microsoft
Windows NT installation diskette in the floppy drive. Press
Enter
to select the I
2
O
Miniport Driver and continue with the NT installation. Go to
step b
.