Installing Or Upgrading Device Drivers; Creating An Emergency Repair Diskette; Using The Emergency Repair Diskette - Compaq Deskpro EN Series Maintenance & Service Manual

To use distribution share point to install or upgrade Windows NT, see the Windows NT Resource
Kit and its documentation.

Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers

To install hardware devices such as a printer, a display adapter, a network adapter, or other device
after the Windows NT installation is completed, Windows NT needs access to the appropriate
software drivers for the devices.
The I386 directory and its subdirectories provide the Compaq-specific integration of Windows NT
for the computer model and include device drivers supported by Windows NT.
When prompted for the I386 directory on the Windows NT CD, replace the path specification
with C:\I386 or use the browse button of the dialog box to browse the computer for the I386
folder. This points Windows NT to the appropriate drivers and allows installation of the device to
be completed.

Creating an Emergency Repair Diskette

The following section applies only to computers equipped with a diskette drive.
After installing Microsoft Windows NT, create an Emergency Repair Diskette. To create the
Emergency Repair Diskette, one blank, formatted diskette is needed. Complete the following
steps:
1. Click Start Æ Compaq Information Center Æ Create Emergency Repair Diskette.
2. Read and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
A set of boot diskettes should also be created. These diskettes are required to start the computer
should the Emergency Repair Diskette be needed. To create boot diskettes, you need three blank,
formatted diskettes.
1. Click Start Æ Compaq Information Center Æ Create Boot Diskettes.
2. Read and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Using the Emergency Repair Diskette

The following section applies only to computers equipped with a diskette drive.
To use the Emergency Repair Diskette if the computer is not equipped with the LS-120 drive,
insert the first boot diskette in the diskette drive and restart the computer. Follow the instructions
displayed on the screen.
To use the Emergency Repair Diskette if the computer is equipped with the LS-120 drive, follow
the instructions below:
1. Restart the computer using the Microsoft Windows NT Boot Disk 1.
2. Press the F6 key when the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware
configuration..." appears on your screen.
3. When asked if you want to specify a storage device, press S and select the Compaq
ATAPI/IDE/LS-120 Controller from the list.
4. When asked again if you want to specify a storage device, press the Enter key. Follow the rest
of the installation procedures as outlined in the operating system documentation from
Microsoft.
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