NEC 5800 Server User Manual


 
4-4 Installing the Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000
This subsection provides information on installing Microsoft® Windows® 2000 on your server.
Read the instructions in this section before performing the installation.
NOTE: To install Windows 2000 without using Express Setup, see
Appendix C.
Installation Notice
This section explains precautions and matters you should be aware of before beginning
installation in order to install Windows 2000 correctly.
Supported OS on this model
The server supports the following Windows 2000 versions:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server version (Described as "Windows 2000" from now on.)
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server version (Described as "Windows 2000" from
now on.)
Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver
To install the optional mass storage driver, see "Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver" of
"Express Setup for Windows" to create the setup file. See EXPRESSBUILDER User's Guide on
the EXPRESSBUILDER CD.
BIOS Specification
Before installing Windows 2000, confirm that the BIOS specification of the hardware is correct.
In BIOS Setup, there are specific settings required for the new functions provided from Windows
2000 (Plug and Play, support for USB interface and so on). See Chapter 3 to specify them.