Gateway Solo 9550 Mounting instructions

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Installing Windows NT 4.0 on a Solo 9550
This kit includes a CD containing Windows NT 4.0 drivers and system BIOS, APM 2.0 Power
Management 2.74, Card Executive 2.74, and these printed instructions.
Windows NT 4.0 drivers and BIOS
The CD contains the following drivers and BIOS:
Installation instructions
Complete each of the following steps to install Windows NT 4.0 on a Gateway Solo 9550.
Flashing the system BIOS
To flash the system BIOS:
1Make a bootable diskette.
2Copy the system BIOS (example: 2903.exe) from the CD to the diskette.
3Boot from the diskette.
4Run the system BIOS (example: 2903.exe) to flash the BIOS.
Turning Plug & Play off
Before installing Windows NT 4.0, verify that the Plug & Play O/S option on the Advanced menu of
the BIOS Setup utility is set to NO.
Installing Windows NT 4.0 hardware drivers
To install Windows NT 4.0 and the hardware drivers:
1Install Windows NT 4.0 (not included in this kit). Do not install the Windows NT Service Pack
at this time.
2Install the network (Intel) drivers as follows:
■Copy the \Lan directory from the CD to c:\
■When the driver installation program asks for the driver location, select c:\Lan.
Driver/Program Version
Audio (ESS) 4.03.00.3063
Display (NVIDIA) 4.00.1381.1581
Keyboard (Bill P Studios) 6.2.0.0
Modem (Conexant) 3.05.18.05
Mouse (Synaptics) 5.5.4
Lan\Network (Intel) 5.40.17.0000
System BIOS 29.03 or later

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3Install Windows NT Service Pack SP6a (not included in this kit).
4Install the APM 2.0 Power Management software version 2.74.
5Install the NVIDIA display driver.
6Install the Audio (ESS) driver.
7Install the multi-function keyboard driver.
8Install Card Executive 2.74 to enable MiniPCI and PCMCIA cards.
9Install the modem driver.
10 Install the mouse/touchpad driver.
■Copy the \Mouse directory from the CD to c:\
■Run Setup.exe from c:\Mouse.
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
Refer to your user’s guide for important safety, regulatory, and legal information.
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Important This is a silent install. During installation, you will not see
a progress indicator on the LCD panel. Instead, you should
watch the hard drive status indicator. Once the hard drive
status indicator shows there is no activity, restart the
system to finalize the installation. Allow at least two
minutes for Card Executive 2.74 to install.
Important Card Executive 2.74 must be installed prior to installing the
modem driver.
Important The Windows NT Service Pack must be installed prior to
installing the mouse/touchpad driver.
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