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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
The Team That Wrote This Redbook
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Comments Welcome
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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1.1 Where Windows NT is Heading
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1.2 IBM and Windows NT
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1.3 IBM PC Server and Windows NT Integration Guide
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Chapter 2. Hardware Configuration
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2.1 The BIOS Setup Program
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2.1.2 BIOS Updates
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2.2 EISA Configuration Utility
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2.3 SCSISelect Utility Program
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2.4 System Partition Programs
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2.5 RAID Adapter Utilities
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2.5.1 SCSI-2 F/W PCI RAID and Streaming RAID Adapter
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2.5.2 PC ServeRAID SCSI Adapter
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Chapter 3. Pre-installation Considerations
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3.1 Hardware Requirements
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3.1.1 Enhanced IDE (EIDE) Drive Considerations
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3.1.2 Hardware Configuration
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3.2 Setup Options
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3.2.1 Unsupported Setup Methods
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3.2.2 The WINNT Command
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3.3 Viruses
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3.4 Disk Compression
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3.5 HPFS Support
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3.6 Disk Partitioning
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3.7 Plug and Play
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3.8 Upgrading from Windows 95
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3.9 Upgrading from Windows NT 3.51
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3.10 Installation Over the Network
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Chapter 4. Installation Using ServerGuide 3.0
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4.1 ServerGuide 3.0 and NT 4.0
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4.2 Starting ServerGuide
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4.3 ServerGuide Main Menu
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4.3.1 CoPilot
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4.3.2 AutoPilot
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4.4 Installing Windows NT Using ServerGuide
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Chapter 5. Installing Windows NT Server 4.0
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5.1 IBM Servers Used
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5.2 Pre-installation Checklist
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5.3 Installing NT 4.0
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5.3.1 Starting the Process
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5.3.2 Choosing a Disk Controller
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5.3.3 Specifying Additional Adapters
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5.3.4 Potential Errors Detecting Disk Controllers
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