Drivers Tested; Installing Windows Nt 4.0 On Hp Xw6000; Locating The Correct Drivers; Installing Windows Nt 4.0 - HP xw6000 Technical White Paper

drivers tested

installing Windows NT
4.0 on hp xw6000
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• Downgrades are not available from Windows 2000. Customers must purchase HP Workstation xw6000
systems with Windows XP Professional pre-installed to have rights to downgrade to Windows NT.
• It is not possible to install Windows NT 4.0 with more than 3 GB of memory. For more information see
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160392
The following chart describes the specific Windows NT drivers for HP Workstation xw6000 products that
were tested as part of this program:
driver
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI
LAN: Broadcom NetXtreme
Audio: SoundMAX 3
Matrox graphics:*
G200MMS, G450_AGP
NVIDIA Quadro:
NVS 200 / NVS 400
*
This updated driver is available in softpaq SP23814 and has been tested and verified by the vendor. HP
has carried out basic validation testing.
This section describes the process used to install Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 on the HP Workstation
xw6000. Use this as a guide for your own installation. This procedure assumes you have a copy of the
installation disks for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system and Windows Service Pack 6a.

locating the correct drivers

The correct drivers are available at www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.
1. Select hp workstation xw6000.
2. Click download drivers & software.
3. Select MS Windows NT 4.0 from the OS drop-down menu, and click Next.
4. Locate the appropriate driver and click the file name to download it.
Note for 4 GB memory configurations only: Since NT 4.0 does not support 4 GB of memory without
Service Packs, it will be necessary to remove some of the memory and reinstall it once the Service Pack has
been installed. If you have a 4 GB system, remove the memory modules from slots 3 and 4 before
beginning the installation. You may replace them any time after completing step 15 below.
Note: Some application software may not install or work correctly on NT systems with 4 GB memory. If you
encounter this, contact the vendor for an updated version of the software. For more information visit
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160392

installing Windows NT 4.0

1. Unpack the Adaptec drivers (SoftPaq 23193) onto a floppy disk.
2. Boot the system from the NT install CD.
3. CRITICAL STEP: Press F6 when you see the message "Setup is inspecting your computer system's
hardware."
4. Select the setup option that allows you to specify additional SCSI adapters (press S) and select Other.
5. Insert the floppy disk that contains the Adaptec package.
6. Select the WinNT 4.0 option.
7. Press Enter to continue, and proceed with setup.
8. Verify the configuration (CD-ROM, SCSI adapter, etc.).
9. Construct the file system at the partition menu. (HP testers deleted the default partition, created a single
support for Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 on the HP Workstation xw6000
revision softpaq
FMS 1.0 SP 23193
6.34A SP 25608
4.2.0.61 SP 23194
5.05.019 SP 23814
29.90 SP 23196
date
8/14/02
2/17/03
9/19/02
03/14/03
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