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Installing an

Operating System

HP Vectra XU

6/xxx

You must install an operating system before you

can use your new HP Vectra PC.

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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:

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

2After 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:

1Use the MS-DOS DISKCOPY command to make a duplicate copy of

the “XU/VT Boot” diskette onto the blank diskette, then store the

original “XU/VT Boot” diskette in a safe place.

2Label the duplicate diskette: “XU/VT Boot” diskette.

3Insert 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.

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

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5In the Setup program, highlight Operating System and select

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

program.

6When 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.

7Remove 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.

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

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

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

3Press to setup Windows NT.

4Press 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 Custom

Setup. The Custom Setup gives the option of selecting a localized

keyboard.

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

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

been detected as a mass storage device, press Sto specify an

additional device.

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

and then press .

8Press to select the displayed Adaptec driver and then press

to continue the installation.

9Remove 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

1Double-click the Windows NT Setup icon.

2In the Options menu, choose Add/Remove SCSI Adapters.

3Select IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/Dual Channel PCI IDE, click Remove, then

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

4Click Add and then click OK.

5Scroll down the list of adapters and select Other.

6Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM; type D:\IDE\WINNT35 and then

click OK.

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

OK, then click Install.

8Click Continue to confirm the path for the files.

9Close 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.

Enabling Networking after Installation

1In the Control Panel, choose the Network icon.

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2Click Yes when the Install Network Now message appears.

3Confirm the proposed setup path, which is the source of the

Windows NT installation files on the Windows NT CD-ROM (for

example, D:\i386).

4Click Continue to install the HP network driver for Windows NT.

To install the driver:

aChoose Do Not Detect to manually select an adapter.

bClick Continue to choose a network adapter.

cIn the list box, choose Other and then select Continue.

dInsert the HP Drivers CD-ROM and specify the location of the

drivers with:

D:\LAN\WINNT (for the HP 10/100VG) or D:\LANBT\WINNT (for

the HP 10/100BT).

eSelect the network adapter from the displayed list of adapters.

5The system will continue with the installation. Follow the

instructions displayed by Windows NT to complete the network

driver installation process.

6When prompted by the installation program, click on Restart

Computer.

Detailed technical explanations and information about the network

driver for Windows NT are supplied in a Network Administrator’s Guide

in Windows Help file format on the HP Drivers CD-ROM. The file is

located in \LAN\DOC\NAG.HLP (for the HP 10/100VG), or in the file

\LANBT\DOC\NAG.HLP (for the HP 10/100BT).

Changing the Video Driver after Installation

Windows NT starts in VGA mode by default. To install the HP qualified

video driver for Windows NT:

1In the Control Panel, choose the Display icon.

2Choose Change Display Type.

3Click Change.

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4To install the HP video driver:

aClick the button named Other.

bInsert the HP Drivers CD-ROM and specify the location of the

drivers with D:\VIDEO\DISK4.

cChoose your desired resolution from the list of Matrox MGA

Millennium drivers, click Install, then click Yes.

dWhen asked to confirm the location of the drivers, verify that

D:\VIDEO is displayed, then click Continue.

eWhen the files have been copied from the HP Drivers CD-ROM,

follow the displayed instructions to restart the computer.

Detailed technical explanations and information about the Matrox

Video driver for Windows NT are contained on the HP Drivers CD-

ROM in the file \VIDEO\DISK4\README.NT.

Installing the Sound driver

To enable the integrated audio interface:

1In the Control Panel, choose the Drivers icon.

2Click on Add.

3Choose Creative Labs Sound Blaster 1.x, Pro, 16 from the list and click OK.

4Insert the Microsoft Windows NT CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

5Confirm the proposed settings in the following dialog box, then click

OK.

NOTE The proposed settings will correspond, by default, with the Audio

Interface settings in the HP Setup program. If an error message appears,

check that the proposed settings are the same as those configured in the

Setup program. Refer to the User’s Guide for more information about

the Setup program.

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Obtaining the HP Desktop Management Interface Driver

The HP Desktop Management Interface (DMI) driver for Windows NT

can be downloaded from the HP Access WorldWide Web page.

To obtain the latest HP DMI driver for Windows NT, point your web

browser to this address:

http://www.hp.com:80/cposupport/indexes/vssutilities.html

Download the latest driver and view the README.TXT file provided with

the driver for installation instructions.

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Installing Windows 95

Install the operating system in two steps:

1A basic installation in VGA modes.

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

to obtain full functionality and stability.

1. Basic Installation

First install Windows 95 using the integrated Windows 95 system

drivers. Once you have Windows 95 up and running, refer to step 2 for

an explanation of how to install full functionality with high resolution

video and network.

Preparing to Install Windows 95

Your PC is supplied with a disk kit, comprising one “XU/VT Boot”

diskette and one “XU/VT Drivers and Documentation” CD-ROM disk.

Before attempting to install Windows 95 you should make a duplicate

copy of the “XU/VT Boot” diskette onto a blank diskette:

1Use the MS-DOS DISKCOPY command to make a duplicate copy of

the “XU/VT Boot” diskette onto a blank diskette, then store the

original “XU/VT Boot” diskette in a safe place.

2Label the duplicate diskette: “XU/VT Boot” diskette.

3Restart your PC and press to enter the Setup program.

4Highlight Operating System and select Windows 95. Press the

key to save the setting and exit the Setup program.