Installing Microsoft Windows Operating Systems; Installation From The Recovery Cd For Microsoft Windows Nt - Siemens SIMATIC Rack PC 840 V2 Operating Instructions Manual

11.2.4

Installing Microsoft Windows operating systems

11.2.4.1

Installation from the Recovery CD for Microsoft Windows NT

This CD contains encrypted data that can only be transferred to a SIMATIC PC.
The data can be copied using the program OEMSETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM or after
booting from the CD with the Recovery function.
After the required data have been copied to the hard disk, you can run Windows NT Setup to
install the operating system.
Information for systems with PATA-RAID or SCSI controllers
In case of systems with RAID controllers or SCSI controllers these have to be made known
to the operating system.
1. During the booting phase, press the F6 key and follow the instructions on the screen.
2. Copy the corresponding driver to an empty floppy disk.
Windows NT Setup sequence
If a Windows operating system is already installed or if the PC has been started with a user
boot disk, the transfer of the data can be performed with the program OEMSETUP.EXE. To
do this, start the program OEMSETUP.EXE on the recovery CD and continue the sequence
beginning with point 5.
If you have not installed an operating system yet, proceed as follows:
1. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD drive and reboot the system.
2. To boot from the CD, when the BIOS message appears press:
<F2> to enter SETUP or <ESC> to display the boot menu
the ESC key. After initialization, a boot menu selection screen is displayed.
3. Select
CD-ROM drive
4. From the "Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu" screen form, select
1. Boot for CD Recovery
SIMATIC Rack PC 840 V2
Operating Instructions, Edition 05/2006, A5E00248055-04
During the installation phases that follow, you are prompted several times for a floppy
disk containing the missing drivers of the module. These are contained on the supplied
"Documentation and Drivers" CD in the directory Drivers\RAID\Promise\TX100 or
Drivers\SCSI\U160.
Note
Please also observe the information in den electronic manuals of the controllers. These
are available on the included "Documentation and Drivers" CD.
Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the software
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