Installing Windows Nt 4.0; To Install Retail Windows Nt 4.0 And Service Pack 6A - HP F2974KT - OmniBook 500 - PIII 700 MHz Manual

Installing Windows NT 4.0

Using Windows NT 4.0
Installing Windows NT 4.0

To install retail Windows NT 4.0 and Service Pack 6a

The following procedure installs a retail version of Windows NT 4.0 and configures the
appropriate device drivers.
It is also recommended to use Service Pack 6a. If you use an earlier Service Pack and
experience issues, please update to Service Pack 6a. You can get Service Pack 6a from
Microsoft's web site.
When installing a retail version of Windows NT 4.0, you need to manually install the HP
Notebook specific drivers. The HP Notebook-specific driver package for NT 4.0 can be
downloaded from http://www.hp.com/omnibook.
Be informed that the OneTouch functionality does not work under NT.
Windows NT 4.0 is not Advanced Power Management (APM) aware or Plug and Play
(PnP) compatible. If you are not using the Windows NT 4.0 notebook Mobile
Enhancements, the following will occur:
• PC Cards (PCMCIA) cannot be hot swapped into any notebook with Windows NT.
Windows NT 4.0 does not support dynamic allocation of resources. PC Cards must be
inserted into the unit before booting.
• PC Card sockets are not enabled after resuming. PC Cards are inoperable after a true
suspend then resume cycle. Rebooting restarts the sockets.
• The operating system's clock is stopped when suspended and does not re-synchronize
with the hardware clock when resuming. When users resume NT's clock starts up
exactly where it was when they suspended. Rebooting resets the clock.
This section describes how to:
• Prepare for software installation.
• Install a retail version of Windows NT 4.0.
• Install HP mobile expansion base support.
• Create dock configurations.
• Install video support.
• Install audio and modem support.
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