NEC Express 5800 User Manual page 51

Preparing for ft series setup
Before starting ft series setup, be sure to do the following. If these preparations are not done, setup
cannot be performed properly.
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Initialize hard disks
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Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series main unit
Initializing hard disks
To use used hard disks for ft server setup, initialize the following disks:
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Disk to be inserted into the Slot1 of the PCI module (for Group1)
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Disk to be inserted into the Slot1 of the PCI module (for Group2)
Procedure for initializing hard disks
1. Create a ROM-DOS startup disk.
For creating a ROM-DOS startup disk, see "NEC EXPRESSBUILDER" – "NEC
EXPRESSBUILDER Top Menu" – "Tool Menu" – "ROM-DOS Startup FD" in the separate
volume of User's Guide.
2. Insert only the disks to initialize into the slots.
3. Insert the ROM-DOS startup disk into the floppy disk drive and start the machine.
4. When ROM-DOS starts and prompt "A:\" is displayed, run FDISK command.
5. When the message "Do you wish to enable large disk support? [Y]:" appears, press "Y".
6. Press "A" and delete all partitions. (A: Delete all partitions)
7. "Warning! All data on fixed disk 1 will be lost! Are you sure you want to delete? [N]:"
appears, press "Y".
8. When the message "Press Esc to return to menu:" appears, press ESC.
9. Press "S" to save changes. (S: Save changes (and reboot))
10. When the message "Changes saved. Press any key to reboot " is displayed, press any key.
11. When restarting process starts, remove the ROM-DOS startup disk from the floppy disk drive
and power off.
Initialization of hard disks is completed. Start the preparation of NEC Express5800/ft series.
Preparing NEC Express5800/ft series
While the power of NEC Express5800/ft series is off, follow the steps below:
1. Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series.
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Remove all optional PCI boards.
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Mount the PCI modules (for Group1/for Group2), and CPU modules (for Group1/for
Group2).
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Insert only one hard disk o
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Remove all LAN cables.
t the slot1 of PCI module for Group1.
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