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3.1.2 Hardware Configuration
In order to successfully install Windows NT, we recommend that you obtain the
following information:
Adapter Card Required information
Video Adapter or chipset type
Network Card IRQ, I/O address, DMA (if used) connector type (BNC,
twisted pair, etc)
SCSI Controller Adapter model or chipset, IRQ and bus type
Mouse Mouse type, port (COM1, COM2, bus or PS/2(R))
I/O Port IRQ, I/0 address, DMA (if used) for each I/O port
Sound Card IRQ, I/O address, DMA (if used) for each card
Internal Modem card IRQ, I/O address, DMA (if used) for each modem
External Modem IRQ, I/O address, DMA (if used) for each modem
To aid you in obtaining this information, two utilities are provided on the
Windows NT installation CD-ROM: NTHQ and SCSITOOL.
3.1.2.1 The NTHQ Utility
NTHQ utility is provided on the Windows NT installation CD-ROM, which you will
find in the SUPPORT\HQTOOL directory. This utility will obtain most of the
necessary hardware setting information required to complete the installation.
Note: If you have all the required information, it is not necessary to use this
utility.
To create the NTHQ bootable utility diskette, do the following:
1. Go to the X:\SUPPORT\HQTOOL directory (where X: is your CD-ROM drive).
2. Insert a floppy disk in drive A:.
3. Run
MAKEDISK.
4. With the disk in the drive, restart the computer.
5. The utility will run a cut-down Windows 3.1 system from the diskette to
enable you to view the detected configuration.
Note: The MAKEDISK command will run under DOS or Windows NT.
3.1.2.2 The SCSITOOL Utility
Also on the Windows NT CD-ROM is the SCSITOOL utility for obtaining SCSI
information. This tool currently only supports SCSI adapters from Adaptec and
BusLogic. If you have all the required information it is not necessary to use this
utility.
Note: If you use a SCSI adapter that requires a driver diskette, such as the
ServeRAID Adapter, then this utility will not detect your SCSI subsystem.
To create the SCSITOOL bootable utility diskette, do the following:
1. Go to the X:\SUPPORT\SCSITOOL directory (where X: is you CD-ROM drive).
2. Insert a floppy disk in drive A:.
3. Run
MAKEDISK.
4. With the disk in the drive, restart the computer.
Note: The MAKEDISK command will run under DOS or Windows NT.
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