Windows Nt; Additional Hints And Tips - IBM eServer xSeries 440 Quick Reference

Windows NT

For additional information, see "Network operating systems" on page 21.
"IRQL_NOT_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO" appears on a Blue
screen when installing Windows NT
Description: This error message might appear on a Blue screen during the Windows NT
installation process after the system reboots.
The following network operating systems are affected:
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The device driver for the integrated Broadcom Ethernet controller is affected.
Solution: Download and install the xSeries 440 BIOS Update, version 1.03 or later. You can
obtain the BIOS update at http://www.ibm.com/pc/qtechinfo/MIGR-42518.html/.
Workaround: Complete the following steps to install Windows NT, and then install the BIOS
update and Ethernet device drivers:
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For more information: See Tip H176032 at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ .

Additional hints and tips

The following tips are available on the IBM support site for further problem solving.
Search on the tip number:
Tip Number
H03846
H033801
H104697
H176183
H176195
H176211
H173431
H176241
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Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition
When prompted for a network adapter during the Windows NT installation, choose Select
from List and then specify the MS Loopback Adapter.
After you install Windows NT, install the xSeries 440 BIOS Update, version 1.03. You can
obtain the BIOS update at http://www.ibm.com/pc/qtechinfo/MIGR-42518.html/ .
Install the device driver for the integrated Broadcom Ethernet controller.
Install the device drivers for any additional PCI NIC adapters installed in the server.
Description
Linux hangs XScreenSaver.
Clients on hot-added Gb Intel NICs may see network failures.
How to install the HAL in an unattended install.
Linux SuSe 8.0: TG3 device driver loads after installing the Broadcom 5700
device driver.
Unable to use Num Lock with the Trackpoint USB Keyboard and Linux in the
GUI Console.
Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 Summit Kernel;: Compiling Drivers. Unable to
load module for driver.
1801 error when multiple RAID or SCSI adapters are installed.
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Wake on LAN
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integrated Ethernet and PCI adapter.
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