Switching Between Operating Systems; Switching To Windows Nt - Compaq AlphaServer DS10 Reference Manual

1.9

Switching Between Operating Systems

The system supports multiple operating systems on different
system and data disks not in the machine at the same time. That
is, you can have a set of disks for each operating system.
CAUTION: This operation is not for the faint hearted especially if you have a
shadow system disk and shadow arrays. The file structures of each
of the three operating systems are incompatible and therefore all
disks must be removed from the system and upon reinstallation
must be replaced in exactly the same physical locations. It is
therefore necessary to keep track of the location of each disk in the
system.
1.9.1

Switching to Windows NT

Use the following procedure:
1. Shut down the operating system and power off the system.
2. Remove and mark the physical location of each disk in the system.
3. Check your Halt/Reset jumper position (see Section 1.12).
4. Either place blank disks or your Windows NT disk set into the system. (If
you are placing a Windows NT disk set into the system, be sure that each
disk is replaced in the same physical location from which it was removed.)
5. Power on the system.
6. Enter the following commands at the SRM console prompt:
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444Âw‚wˆ
7. Either install Windows NT, see Section 1.8, or at the AlphaBIOS boot
screen, start AlphaBIOS setup (F2), select CMOS Setup, and press Enter.
8. Set the system date and time.
9. In CMOS Setup, check that the setup for the floppy and other basic
parameters is accurate. Set system-specific parameters, such as the
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