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7-4 Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer: Bill Reitz Project: Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide Comments:
Part Number: AA-RKPDA-TE 173941-001 File Name: H-CH7 BOOT BIOS.DOC Last Saved On: 12/8/99 11:04 AM
Defining a Fibre Channel Drive as the
Boot Drive
The following is a summary of the procedures necessary to define a fibre
channel hard drive as the boot drive in Windows NT 4.0.
1. Enable Boot BIOS.
2. Create an MS- DOS boot diskette.
3. Designate a fibre channel boot drive.
4. Enable HBA Boot BIOS on a fibre channel hard drive.
5. Install Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
Enabling Boot BIOS
1. Boot your computer in MS-DOS.
2. Insert Diskette #2 Firmware and Download Utility diskette in drive A.
3. Type this command:
a:\>I386DNLD.EXE
The i386DNLD.EXE Main menu appears.
I386DNLD.EXE Main Menu
1. Test Host Adapters
2. Modify Test Options
3. Restart Host Adapters
4. Input/Output
5. Maintenance
6. Show Host Adapters Info
7. Quit