HP COMPAQ DESKPRO EN, COMPAQ DESKPRO EP User Manual

April 1999

Prepared By Commercial Desktop Product Marketing Communications

Compaq Computer Corporation

CONTENTS

Scope and

Assumptions ................... 3

Process Overview, Conventions, Other

Documentation ................ 3

Hard Drive and Hardware

Preparation...................... 4

Distribution Share Setup – Windows NT Workstation 4.0

Operating System............ 5

Service Pack 3................. 5

Service Pack 4................. 7

Machine-Specific

Information.................... 10

Integrating Video

Drivers........................... 10

Installing Compaq

Software ........................ 18

Appendix A.................... 22

Appendix B.................... 24

Appendix C.................... 26

Appendix D.................... 27

Appendix E .................... 28

Appendix F .................... 29

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Compaq Guide to PC Deployment

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Network Installation of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0

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on Compaq Deskpro EP and Deskpro EN Series of Personal

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Computers Using Microsoft Tools

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With the surge of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation to the forefront of the corporate

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computing industry, it has become an ongoing challenge for Information Systems

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professionals to ascertain a unified method of deploying the operating system, hardware-

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specific device drivers and value-added software applications.

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This paper provides a solution to the problem of creating an initial corporate deployment

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image that is both customizable and consistent. It describes the procedure for setting up

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and initiating an unattended network installation of Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on

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Compaq Deskpro EP Series and Deskpro EN Series of Personal Computers.

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NOTICE

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The information in this publication is subject to change without notice.

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OMPAQ C OMPUTER C ORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL

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OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN

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INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE

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FURNISHING

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This publication does not constitute an endorsement of the product or products that were tested.

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The configuration or configurations tested or described may or may not be the only available

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solution. This test is not a determination of product quality or correctness, nor does it ensure

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compliance with any federal, state or local requirements. Compaq does not warrant products other

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than its own strictly as stated in Compaq product warranties.

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Compaq, Deskpro, Compaq Insight Manager, and ROMPaq are registered in the United States

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Patent and Trademark Office.

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Netelligent, SoftPaq, QuickBlank, QuickLock are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq

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Computer Corporation.

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Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows NT Advanced Server, SQL Server for Windows NT

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are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

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Celeron and MMX are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

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Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their

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respective companies.

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Compaq Guide to PC Deployment

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Network Installation of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on

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Compaq Deskpro EP and Deskpro EN Series of Personal Computers

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Using Microsoft Tools

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North America First Edition (April 1999)

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SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

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This Guide provides the following information:

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• PC Deployment Process overview

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• Distribution Share setup for Windows NT Workstation 4.0, including:

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- Operating System specific configuration

- Hardware specific configuration

- Value-add software configuration

• Overview of the unattended installation environment for Windows NT Workstation 4.0

• Sample UNATTEND.TXT document

• Sample CMDLINES.TXT document

• Sample TXTSETUP.OEM document

The following assumptions are made in this paper:

• You understand how to create a network boot diskette used to access the Microsoft Windows

NT Workstation 4.0 distribution share. (Refer to the Compaq Guide to PC Deployment white paper entitled, “Network Installation of Microsoft Windows on Compaq Deskpro EP and Deskpro EN Series of Personal Computers Using the Multi-NIC Boot Utility,” located on the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/support.)

• You understand or can locate information on how to configure the non-hardware specific

portions of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 for your specific installation (i.e., networking configuration, optional components, etc.)

• You know what hardware must be supported.

• You can access the Web and download the appropriate SoftPAQs containing the device driver

software from www.compaq.com/support. Instructions for downloading and extracting SoftPAQs are provided at www.compaq.com/support.

• The deployment team has access to the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit.

• Each client computer has a licensed copy of Windows NT Workstation 4.0, including either

Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4.

PROCESS OVERVIEW, CONVENTIONS, OTHER DOCUMENTATION

High level overview of the process

The following steps outline the network installation process:

1. Copy the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 operating system and associated Service Pack to a

designated location on the server.

2. Create the unattended setup directory structure (shown in Appendix A).

3. Download the appropriate SoftPAQs and run them to extract device drivers into the correct

folders (see hardware component sections of this white paper for more detailed information).

4. Modify the UNATTEND.TXT file as required.

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5. Set up a network share for the operating system, device drivers, and other software to be

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6. Boot client computer to the shared network directory.

7. Perform a Remote ROM Flash (optional). Refer to Appendix E for more details.

8. Install the operating system, device drivers, and other software from the network.

Conventions

Distribution share refers to the combination of the operating system and all value-add software in a centralized location.

servername refers to the name of the server containing the distribution share.

sharename refers to the name of the share established for accessing the distribution share on the

server.

References to Microsoft Documentation

Use the following resources to help you deploy Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Deskpro EN or Deskpro EP Series client systems:

• The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit. This is very useful for

understanding the deployment strategies described in this paper. It gives specific information on the options used to automate the installation of Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

• Microsoft’s Knowledge Base, located on the Web at http://support.microsoft.com/support,

contains articles describing known installation issues and solutions.

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Deployment Resource documents, located at

http://www.microsoft.com/NTworkstation/Deployment/deployment/default.asp.

HARD DRIVE AND HARDWARE PREPARATION

You should make file system decisions before installing the operating system. Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 supports both FAT16 and NTFS.

NOTE: FAT32 is currently not supported by NT Workstation 4.0.

Ensure that all factory-installed Compaq hardware is properly connected in each target computer. Refer to the Guide to Features and Upgrades included with the Compaq Deskpro EP Series and Deskpro EN Series computers if you have any questions regarding how the hardware is installed in the system.

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DISTRIBUTION SHARE SETUP – WINDOWS NT

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Copy the entire \I386 directory and its subdirectories from the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 CD to

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the hard disk of the server from which Windows NT will be installed. Some modifications may

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need to be made to the distribution directory because not all target systems will require every

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directory of a distribution directory structure. Use the following command to invoke the installation

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process:

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WINNT /U:\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\UNATTEND.TXT [/B]

/S:\\servername\sharename\I386

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/U refers to an unattended installation using an optional script file (requires /s), and /B [optional] refers to an operation that does not utilize diskettes (requires /s), and /S[:]\\servername\sharename\ refers to the source location of the Windows NT files. For example:

WINNT /u:n:\nt4\I386\$oem$\UNATTEND.TXT /b /s:n:\nt4\I386

SERVICE PACK 3

To add the files from the Service Pack 3 release to the unattended installation, complete the following steps:

1. Copy the entire \I386 directory from the Windows NT Workstation Service Pack 3 Update CD

onto the distribution share.

NOTE: Since an \I386 folder already exists on the distribution share, you may want to create a new folder for these files (e.g., \SP3).

2. Move the \SP3 directory into the \\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\drive_letter directory.

This will copy this folder down to the local hard drive during the installation process and it will remain there following setup.

NOTE: You must reinstall Service Pack 3 after adding new hardware components or changing system software.

3. Insert the following line in CMDLINES.TXT:

[Commands]

"c:\sp3\I386\update -u -q -z"

Service Pack 3 Required Modifications

HAL.DLL

In order for any AGP video graphics cards to be detected and installed successfully, HAL.DLL needs to be copied from Windows NT Workstation Service Pack 3 to the \\servername\sharename\I386 directory. The HAL.DL_ file that currently resides in the \\servername\sharename\I386 directory should either be renamed (e.g., HAL.OLD) or deleted to avoid any conflicts during installation.

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UPDATE.INF

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Since the Service Pack is installed after the operating system, it over-writes some of the SoftPAQ

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files that are installed during operating system installation. Some changes need to be made to the

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UPDATE.INF file that resides in the \I386 folder of the Service Pack. All references to the

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following need to be commented out.

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AIC78xx.SYS AIC78xx.SYS = 1 ATI.DLL ATI.DLL = 1 ATI.SYS ATI.SYS = 1 NETFLX3.SYS NETFLX3.SYS = 1

For example, change:

AIC78xx.SYS

to:

;AIC78xx.SYS

ATAPI.SYS

To install the Microsoft generic IDE driver (ATAPI.SYS) released with Service Pack 3 instead of the original driver, replace the original file in the \I386 folder as follows:

Copy the ATAPI.SYS file from the \I386 folder of the Service Pack 3 CD into the \I386 folder of the distribution share: \\servername\sharename\I386. Either rename or delete the existing ATAPI.SYS file that resides in the main \I386 distribution folder.

NOTE: There is a known 8GB size limitation with IDE hard drives when using either the original ATAPI.SYS file or the ATAPI.SYS file released with Service Pack 3. Installing Service Pack 4 and the associated ATAPI.SYS will resolve this issue. Refer to the Service Pack 4 section for more details. Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information on the 8GB size limitation problem.

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SERVICE PACK 4

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To add the installation of Service Pack 4 to the unattended setup process, complete the following

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1. Create the following directory within the existing distribution share:

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2. Copy the Service Pack 4 installation program (SP4I386.EXE) from the Windows NT

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3. NOTE: This will copy this folder down to the local hard drive during the installation process

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4. Insert the following line in CMDLINES.TXT:

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5. Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and MDAC 2.0 SP1

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\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\SP4

Workstation Service Pack 4 CD into the \\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\sp4 directory.

and it will remain there following setup. You must reinstall Service Pack 4 after adding new hardware components or changing system software.

[Commands]

"c:\sp4\SP4I386.EXE /n /u /z"

REMINDER: Windows NT Service Pack 4 contains fixes for known Year 2000 issues in the Windows NT 4.0 operating system and associated applications. Running SP4I386.EXE may not resolve all of the Year 2000 issues. Additional applications that may need to be upgraded include IE 4.01 and MDAC 2.0. The following scenario explains how to incorporate the installation of these applications.

§ Create an \MDAC directory on the distribution share (i.e.

\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\mdac)

§ Copy all of the files from the \MDAC\I386 folder on the Service Pack 4 CD to the

\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\mdac directory

§ Create an \IE4 directory on the distribution share (i.e.

\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\ie4)

§ Copy all of the files from the \MSIE401\I386 folder on the Service Pack 4 CD to the

\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\ie4 directory

§ Copy IEINST.EXE and IEINST.LNK from the \SUPPORT\OEMTOOLS\I386 directory

on the Service Pack 4 CD into the \\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\ie4 directory.

NOTE: IEINST.EXE is an executable that will automatically install both IE 4.01 SP1 and MDAC 2.0 SP1 by launching the specified setup program for each.

§ Open the properties for the IEINST.LNK file. Unselect the Read Only attribute (if

selected). Select the Shortcut tab and change the Target field to the following:

C:\ie4\ieinst.exe [c:\ie4\ie4setup.exe /Q:A /C:"ie4wzd /S:""#e"" /Q /I:N /R:N"] [c:\mdac\mdac_typ.exe /q /c:"setup.exe /QN1"] [c:\ie4\ieinst.lnk]

NOTE: When modifying the properties for the IEINST.LNK file, it may complain if ‘C:\IE4\IEINST.EXE’ does not exist on the local machine. To get around this, temporarily copy the necessary folders/files to the local hard drive and then delete them following the modification of the IEINST.LNK file.

§ Create the following files in the \\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$ directory:

AUTOLOG.REG, NOWELC.REG and RUNONCE.REG. (Refer to Appendix F for more details)

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§ Modify the RUNONCE.REG file that resides in the \\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$

folder to contain the following information:

REGEDIT4 [Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce] "RunThis"="c:\\ie4\\ieinst.lnk"

§ Add the following lines to the CMDLINES.TXT file:

".\regedit /s .\autolog.reg" ".\regedit /s .\nowelc.reg" ".\regedit /s .\runonce.reg"

Service Pack 4 Required Modifications

HAL.DLL

In order for any AGP video graphics cards to be detected and installed successfully, the HAL.DLL file needs to be copied from Windows NT Workstation Service Pack 4 to the \\servername\sharename\I386 directory. The HAL.DL_ file that currently resides in the \\servername\sharename\I386 directory should either be renamed (e.g., HAL.OLD) or deleted to avoid any conflicts during installation.

UPDATE.INF

Since the Service Pack is installed after the operating system, it over-writes some of the device driver files that are installed during operating system installation. If you desire to standardize on existing Compaq drivers for both Adaptec SCSI and NetFlex3 components, some changes need to be made to the UPDATE.INF file that resides in the \I386\Update\ folder of the Service Pack. All references to AIC78xx and Netflx3 need to be commented out. Following displays the sections that need to be edited (HINT: Use the FIND function and comment out all instances).

Changes for AIC78xx

[ProductInstall.Aic78xxFiles]

; CopyFiles=Aic78xx.files

[ProductInstall.Aic78xxAlternateFiles]

; CopyFiles=Aic78xx.Alternate.files

[DestinationDirs]

; Aic78xx.files=12 ; %windir%\system32\drivers ; Aic78xx.Alternate.files=12 ; %windir%\system32\drivers

[Aic78xx.files]

; AIC78XX.SYS

[Aic78xx.Alternate.files]

; AIC78XX.SYS,AIC78XX.001

[SourceDisksFiles]

; AIC78XX.001 = 1 ; AIC78XX.SYS = 1

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[SourceDisksFiles.x86]

; NETFLX3.SYS = 1

[Drivers.files]

; NETFLX3.SYS

NOTE: If you are deploying Service Pack 4 on a machine containing either Adaptec SCSI or a NetFlex3 controller, the following steps are recommended to prevent Service Pack 4 from installing newer drivers for these devices. Replace steps 1, 2 & 3 above with the following:

1. Create the following directory within the existing distribution share:

\\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$\c\SP4

2. Copy the entire \I386 directory from the Windows NT Workstation Service Pack 4 CD onto

the distribution share files (e.g., \SP4\i386\*.*).

NOTE: This will copy this folder down to the local hard drive during the installation process and it will remain there following setup. You must reinstall Service Pack 4 after adding new hardware components or changing system software.

3. Create a batch file (i.e. RENAME.BAT) that will be used to rename some long filename files

back to their long filenames following installation. Place the batch file in the \\servername\sharename\I386\$oem$ directory. Enter the following content in the file:

c: cd \sp4\i386 rename appser~1.cla appserver.class rename contex~1.cla context.class rename imtxas~1.cla imtxas.class rename object~1.cla objectcontext.class rename securi~1.cla securityproperty.class

4. Insert the following lines in CMDLINES.TXT:

".\rename.bat" "c:\sp4\I386\update\update.exe -u -q -z"

NOTE: Place the “.\rename.bat” entry BEFORE the UPDATE.EXE command in CMDLINES.TXT so that the files get converted before UPDATE.EXE attempts to access them.

ATAPI.SYS

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) has a new ATAPI.SYS file that corrects a previous problem of accessing space beyond 8GB on IDE hard drives greater than 8GB. To install the Microsoft generic IDE driver (ATAPI.SYS) released with Service Pack 4 instead of the original driver, replace the original file in the \I386 folder as follows:

Copy the ATAPI.SYS file from the \I386 folder of the Service Pack 4 CD into the \I386 folder of the distribution share: \\servername\sharename\I386. Either rename or delete the existing ATAPI.SYS file that resides in the main \I386 distribution folder.

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