13. Initialize Hard Drives; Configure Server Ip Address - Compaq 3000R - ProLiant - 128 MB RAM Notice

check the HP Website www.hp.com. for the latest driver package. If available
install new driver.
10. Exit device manager and system properties application.
11. Check the Event viewer to make sure that there are no errors in the log.
Click on Start | Programs | Administrative tools | Event viewer.
12. Exit event viewer.

13. Initialize Hard Drives

To start the disk administrator use the following procedure.
1. Click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer Management.
2. If necessary click the + sign next to Storage to open this folder.
3. Double click Disk Management.
4. The "Write signature and Upgrade" wizard will start if you have new hard drives with
no signatures on them.
5. Follow the instructions provided by the wizard to create the new hard drive signature.
6. Perform formatting and partitioning.
NOTE: There are two types of hard drive configuration: Dynamic and Basic.
You can select the appropriate type by right clicking on the drive icon on the
screen. Dynamic drives are used to create volumes which can contain more than
one physical hard drive. Basic drives are used to create primary or local
partitioned drives.

Configure Server IP Address

During the installation process the system was configured to use DHCP. Also, when no
DHCP server is found on the network the system will auto-configure a random IP address
to start functioning. It is important that you configure the proper IP address to be able to
communicate with the clients.
Configuring IP Address Steps.
1. Right click My Network Places.
2. Click Properties.
3. Double click Local Area Connection. There is one "Local Area Connection" icon
for each Network Interface Card (NIC) present on the system. Identify the proper NIC
by browsing each one.