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Compaq DL380 - ProLiant - G2 Installation Manual

Operating system and drivers manual installation guide
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Operating System and Drivers

Manual Installation Guide
Part Number 304990-001
July 2002 (First Edition)

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  • Page 1: Operating System And Drivers

    Operating System and Drivers Manual Installation Guide Part Number 304990-001 July 2002 (First Edition)
  • Page 2 © 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide ..................5 Symbols and Conventions Used in This Guide ..............5 Getting Help ........................6 HP Technical Support ....................6 HP Website ........................6 HP Authorized Reseller ....................7 Reader’s Comments ......................7 Manual Installation Procedure ..............8 Creating CSP Diskettes ...................... 8 Creating a Logical Boot Drive ...................

  • Page 4: About This Guide

    About This Guide This guide describes the procedure required to manually install an operating system on a server. Symbols and Conventions Used in This Guide The following symbols and words mark special messages throughout this guide: CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information.

  • Page 5: Getting Help

    Getting Help If you have a problem and have exhausted the information in this guide, you can get further information and other help in the following locations: HP Technical Support In North America, call the HP Technical Support Phone Center at 1-800-652-6672. Telephone support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • Page 6: Hp Authorized Reseller

    HP Authorized Reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller: • In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518. • In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868. • Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers. Reader’s Comments HP welcomes your comments on this guide. Send your comments and suggestions by email to ServerDocumentation@hp.com.

  • Page 7: Manual Installation Procedure

    Manual Installation Procedure Before manually installing the operating system, create a set of Compaq Support Paq (CSP) diskettes, and then create a logical boot drive on the new server. Creating CSP Diskettes The CSP diskettes contain the drivers that you need during manual installation of the operating system.

  • Page 8: Installing The Operating System

    Installing the Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 1. Start installing Windows 2000 as directed by the operating system instructions. 2. Press the F6 key when instructed to do so by a message that is briefly displayed at the bottom of the screen. NOTE: If you do not press the F6 key during the interval that the prompt is displayed, you must restart the operating system installation.

  • Page 9: Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0

    Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 1. Start the Windows NT installation directly from the operating system CD. Do not use boot diskettes built from the CD. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. When the blue Windows NT Setup screen is displayed, immediately press the F6 key to begin driver installation. IMPORTANT: There is no on-screen text to prompt you to press the F6 key.

  • Page 10: Novell Netware 5.X And 6.0

    Novell NetWare 5.x and 6.0 1. Power up the server from a diskette with CD-ROM support. 2. Manually FDISK and FORMAT the boot volume. 3. Change to the CD-ROM drive letter while still booted to diskette. 4. Start the NetWare 5.x installation from the Novell NetWare CD, as directed by the operating system instructions.

  • Page 11: Red Hat Linux 7.2 And Sles 7.0

    1. Install the operating system using the drivers on the Linux Distribution CD. 2. Restart the system. 3. After installing the operating system, you may update the drivers using the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) that is located at www.compaq.com/support.

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