HP VECTRA XU 6/XXX User Manual

Installing an
Operating System

You must install an operating system before you
can use your new HP Vectra PC.

HP Vectra XU

6/xxx

Installing an Operating System

For Your Information You must install an operating system before you can use your new

HP Vectra PC. This document explains how to install:

• Windows NT 3.51 WS

• Windows 95

• OS/2 Warp Connect.

You will find all necessary drivers on the HP Vectra XU/VT Drivers
and Documentation CD-ROM. The latest versions of all the drivers
(and the corresponding installation notes) can be obtained from the
HP BBS and from the HP Access World Wide Web page.

NOTE The instructions below are for the installation of the English-language

versions of these operating systems.

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Installing Windows NT 3.51 WS

Install the operating system in two steps:

1 A basic installation in VGA mode, without network or sound drivers.

2 After the operating system is up and running, install the HP drivers

to obtain full functionality and stability.

1. Basic Installation

First install Windows NT without network functionality and in VGA
mode. Once you have Windows NT up and running, refer to step 2 for
an explanation of how to install full functionality with high resolution
video, sound, and network drivers, and how to obtain best stability and
performance with HP provided and qualified drivers for mass storage
devices.

Preparing to Install Windows NT

Before installing Windows NT Workstation 3.51 you will need:

• XU/VT Drivers and Documentation CD-ROM

and XU/VT Boot diskette (supplied with your PC)

• one blank, formatted, diskette.

You will need to copy some important files (system drivers) from the
CD-ROM to a blank diskette before attempting to install Windows NT:

1 Use the MS-DOS

the “XU/VT Boot” diskette onto the blank diskette, then store the
original “XU/VT Boot” diskette in a safe place.

2 Label the duplicate diskette: “XU/VT Boot” diskette.
3 Insert the duplicate “XU/VT Boot” diskette in your PC’s flexible disk

drive and insert the “XU/VT Drivers and Documentation” CD-ROM
disk in the CD-ROM drive.

4 Restart your PC and press to enter the Setup program.

DISKCOPY command to make a duplicate copy of

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5 In the Setup program, highlight Operating System and select

Windows NT. Press the key to save the setting and exit the Setup

program.

6 When your PC restarts, it will start (boot) from the inserted diskette.

Follow the displayed instructions to copy the files needed for an
installation of Windows NT.

7 Remove the disk and CD-ROM from your computer when the files

have been copied from the CD-ROM disk to the duplicate diskette.

Installing Windows NT

Please refer to the MS Windows NT Workstation 3.51 manual for
detailed explanations about the installation process.

Before installing Windows NT, make sure you have these disks:

• Windows NT Setup disks

(Setup Boot disk, Setup disk #2, and Setup disk #3)

• Windows NT CD-ROM

• Duplicate Boot diskette.

1 Insert the Windows NT “Setup Boot Disk” into drive

A and insert the

Windows NT CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Restart your PC.

2 Insert “Setup Disk #2” when prompted by the installation program.

3 Press to setup Windows NT.
4 Press to select the

Express Setup.

NOTE If you are installing the US English version of Windows NT with a

localized (non-US English) keyboard, you should choose the

Setup

. The Custom Setup gives the option of selecting a localized

Custom

keyboard.

5 Insert “Setup Disk #3” when prompted by the installation program.

6 When the installation program reports that the IDE CD-ROM has

been detected as a mass storage device, press

S to specify an

additional device.

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7 Select Other by pressing . Insert the duplicate Boot disk,

and then press .

8 Press to select the displayed Adaptec driver and then press

to continue the installation.

9 Remove the duplicate Boot disk and insert the Windows NT “Setup

Disk #3”.

10 Press to install Windows NT from the CD-ROM. Follow the

instructions displayed by the installation program. (Refer to the
Microsoft Windows NT documentation for detailed installation
instructions.)

11 When asked to insert the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set driver

diskette, insert the duplicate Boot disk and press to retry.

12 When the files have been copied from the duplicate Boot disk,

remove the disk and press to restart your computer.

13 Follow the instructions displayed by the Windows NT installation

program to continue the installation of Windows NT.

14 When the installation program tries to detect the network adapter,

click Continue, then select Continue in the next dialog box.

15 Select No Network in the Add Network Adapter dialog box, then click OK

to confirm your choice. (The installation of network drivers is
explained in the following section.)

16 Continue the Windows NT installation until a dialog box proposes

the type of display connected to your computer.

17 Click OK to select the VGA Compatible Display, then click OK to save the

configuration.

18 When the installation of Windows NT is complete, click Restart

Computer to restart your computer.

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2. Installing the HP Drivers

Windows NT must be fully installed and running on your HP Vectra
before you can install the HP drivers. The drivers are located on the HP
Vectra XU/VT Drivers and Documentation CD-ROM supplied with
your HP Vectra PC. (This CD-ROM is referred to as the HP Drivers
CD-ROM in the following instructions.)

NOTE The instructions below assume that drive letter D: is assigned to your

CD-ROM drive.

Installing IDE Mass Storage (CD-ROM) Drivers

1 Double-click the Windows NT Setup icon.
2 In the Options menu, choose Add/Remove SCSI Adapters.
3 Select IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/Dual Channel PCI IDE, click Remove, then

click OK to confirm that you want to remove the adapter.

4 Click Add and then click OK.
5 Scroll down the list of adapters and select Other.

6 Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM; type

click OK.

7 When the next dialog box displays CMD 64xx 32-bit IDE Adapter, click

OK, then click Install.

8 Click Continue to confirm the path for the files.
9 Close the SCSI Adapter Setup dialog box, then close the Windows NT

Setup window.

10 After the installation, shutdown Windows NT and then restart the

computer.

D:\IDE\WINNT35 and then

Enabling Networking after Installation

1 In the Control Panel, choose the Network icon.

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