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C-2 Windows 2003 Installation
This appendix provides information for installing Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2003
on the Express5800/1000 series server and for creating a mirrored drive of
Windows 2003. Follow the procedures in sequence.
Installing Microsoft Windows 2003
Use the following procedure to install Microsoft Windows 2003 on the NEC
Express5800/1000 series server.
Use a disk drive that does not contain any system partitions. A newly-formatted
disk is best.
1. Set Virtual DIPSW to 00003102 (see “BIOS Virtual DIP Switch” in
Chapter 4).
2. Set Shrink Interrupts in BIOS (see “Shrink Total Number of Interrupt
Vectors Submenu” in Chapter 4).
! For Enterprise Edition, set to ON.
! For Datacenter, set to OFF.
3. Check that the SCSI board is Adaptec ASC39160 (firmware version 3.20
only). You can find the board type/version during the Power-On Self-Test
(POST).
4. At the EFI prompt, select the EFI Shell (see “Booting the OS” in Chapter 2).
Enter fs0:setupldr to boot from CD.
5. Select Automatic install. The software automatically installs.
During the installation, the monitor displays: “EMS Connection Detected.”
Note: EMS (Emergency Management System) allows
remote management and recovery without a network in the
event of system/software problems.
EMS opens the Special Administration Console (SAC) on the remote
terminal (displays text only, no graphics).
Computer is booting, SAC started and initialized.
Use the “ch -?” command for information about using channels.
Use the “?” command for general help.
SAC>
EVENT: The CMD command is now available.