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Document:	Digital Personal Workstation a-Series System Software CD Guide
Order Number:	EK-DPWAS-Sg
Revision:	A01
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DIGITAL Personal Workstation a-Series
System Software CD Guide
EK-DPWAS-SG. A01

January 1998
Dear Customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your new DIGITAL Personal Workstation.
This document explains the system software CD included with your system. If you
experience a catastrophic failure which requires that you rebuild the system
software/operating system of your workstation to the Factory Installed software image,
this document will guide you through the procedure to reinstall your applications and
drivers on the system software CD. If any of the drivers or applications are destroyed,
the system software CD will restore your system to its original state.

Starting an Operating System Installation
Introduction
This information provides what you need to begin an operating system installation. Once you
have started an installation, follow the on-screen instructions and refer to the appropriate
operating system documentation.
Using the table below, first locate the operating system you want to install and refer to the
appropriate table number:

If you want to:

Go to Table:

Install Windows NT Workstation on a properly partitioned
and formatted disk

Set up partitions for a Windows NT Workstation installation

Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation
DIGITAL partitions and formats disk 0 on the first SCSI controller in non-RAID Windows NT
Workstation systems. The partitions are set up as follows:
•

Partition 1 (typically, the "C" drive) is the size of the disk less 6 MB and formatted FAT.
Normally, you select "convert to NTFS" during the Windows NT installation.

•

Partition 2 (typically, the "D" drive) is 6 MB, formatted FAT, and identified as the system
partition.

Refer to Table 1 for the steps to start installing Windows NT Workstation on a properly
partitioned and formatted disk.
__________________________ NOTE ____________________________
The AlphaBIOS console must be installed and running in order to perform a
Windows NT installation.
____________________________________________________________
Table 1: Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation
Step

Action

Result or Displayed Text

Insert the Microsoft Windows
NT Workstation CD-ROM into
the CD drive.

CD-ROM drive is ready.

From the AlphaBIOS boot
screen, press [F2].

AlphaBIOS setup screen displays.

Note: At this point in the
installation you should choose
“Display System Configuration:”
and note version numbers of the
devices to be reinstalled with
your system software CD.
Exit and go to Step 3.

Table 1: Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation (cont.)
Step
3

Action

Result or Displayed Text

Select
Install Windows NT.

Windows NT setup procedure starts. The
following message is displayed:
Setup could not determine the type of computer
you have, or you have chosen to manually
specify the computer type.
Select the computer type from the following
list, or select "Other" if you have a device
support disk provided by your computer
manufacturer.
.
.
.
=> Other

Select Other.
Press [Enter].

"Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturersupplied hardware support disk into drive A:."

You have chosen to configure a
computer for use with Windows
NT using a device support disk
provided by the computer's
manufacturer.
Select the computer type from
the following list, or press [Esc]
to return to the previous screen.
=>DIGITAL Personal
Workstation Family

You have chosen to change your computer type
to one supported by a disk provided by a
hardware manufacturer. "Please insert
manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk."

Select DIGITAL Personal
Workstation Family.
Press [Enter].

Setup could not determine the type of one or
more mass storage devices installed in your
system, or you have chosen to manually
specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load
support for the following storage devices:
QLogic PCI SCSI Host Adapter
or
Adaptec Ahxxxx

Type "S" to select additional
SCSI adapters (in this case, to
select an IDE controller).

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the
following list, or select "Other" if you have a
device support disk provided by an adapter
manufacturer.
.
.
.
=>Other

Table 1: Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation (continued)
Step

Action

Result or Displayed Text

Select Other.
Press [Enter].

Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturersupplied hardware support disk into Drive A:.

Insert the Adapter hardware
support diskette (CMD CSA64xxx IDE driver).
Press [Enter].

You have chosen to configure a SCSI adapter
for use with Windows NT, using a device
support disk provided by an Adapter
manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the
following list, or press [Esc] to return to the
previous screen.
=>CMD CSA-64xx IDE Driver

Press [Enter] to continue.

Setup will load support for the following mass
storage device(s)"
QLogic PCI SCSI Host Adapter
CMD CSA-64xx IDE Driver

Press [Enter] to continue.

Setup has determined that your computer
contains the following hardware and software
components:
Computer: DIGITAL...
Display:
VGA-Compatible
Keyboard: XT, AT, or Enhanced (83-104
keys)
Keyboard Layout: US
Pointing Device: MousePort Mouse
No Changes: The above list matches my
computer.

Select "The above list
matches my computer."
Press [Enter].

"The list below shows existing partitions and
spaces available for creating new partitions."

Select the desired disk.
Press [Enter].

Follow the on-screen instructions and continue
the installation. For more information, refer to
the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation System
Guide.

If you are installing the operating system on a disk that has not been partitioned and formatted,
refer to Table 2.
Table 2: Setting Up Partitions for a Windows NT Installation
Step

Action

Result

From the AlphaBIOS boot
screen, press [F2].

AlphaBIOS setup screen displays.

Select Hard Disk
Setup...

If disk 0 is not partitioned, a message asking if
you would like to proceed with default disk
partitioning displays.

Press [F10] to continue.

Express Setup Complete screen displays.

Press [Enter].

A list of disks, including partitions, displays.

Press [Escape].

AlphaBIOS setup screen displays.
Refer to Table 1 to re-attempt a Windows NT
installation.

© Digital Equipment Corporation. 1998. All Rights Reserved.
™ Alpha , DIGITAL and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. QLogic
is a trademark of QLogic Corporation. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.