Installing the Novell NetWare v5.0 Network Operating System
Note:
System, you should have your LAN adapter(s) connected to the
LAN network(s). This allows the install process visibility to other
servers and Directory Services already installed.
Note:
during a new installation of the NetWare 5 Operating System on a
computer with a processor speed of 450 MHz or higher. The
server either hangs during "Scan for New Devices", or it displays
the following error:
To correct this error you can interrupt the installation after the
creation of the DOS partition and the initial file copy, then manually
create a subdirectory (C:\NWUPDATE), copy the new drivers into
that directory, and restart INSTALL.BAT from the NetWare 5
installation CDROM, maintaining the existing partitions.
1. Power on your server.
2. Insert the NetWare 5.0 CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Select a language for your locale and press ENTER.
4. Highlight "Accept License Agreement" from the menu and press ENTER.
5. Highlight "Create a New Boot Partition" from the menu and press ENTER.
6. At the boot partition screen, press ENTER to continue.
7. Highlight "Continue" from the "Are You Sure?" menu and press ENTER to create
a new boot partition.
8. Press any key to reboot.
9. Highlight "Continue" to accept the default startup directory. Press ENTER.
10. Highlight "Continue" to accept the regional settings. Press ENTER
11. Highlight "Continue" to accept the mouse type and video mode. Press ENTER
12. From the Device Type menu Highlight "Modify". Press ENTER.
13. Highlight "Storage Adapters". Press ENTER.
14. Press INSERT.
Before you install the Novell NetWare Operating
A known problem for NetWare v5.0 always occurs
Unable to Find File Z:\SYSTEM\TAR.NLM
(Where Z: is the drive letter of the CDROM the server
boots from.)
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