HP i2000 Mounting instructions

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Fort Collins, Colorado 80528
Pub. No. A6037-90040
Read Before Installing
Microsoft©Windows©XP Installation Instructions
for HP i2000 Workstation Systems
Products Affected:
All HP i2000 Workstations that use C0 step Itanium™ processors.
Description:
When installing 64-bit Microsoft©Windows XP©, these instructions should be followed for proper operating
system installation and system functionality. NOTE: Windows XP must first be installed on the system.
Instructions:
Using Windows CONFIGFLAG Setting (nvrboot utility)
Boot Option settings are stored in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM). There is a program for setting nonvolatile
RAM named nvrboot.efi .
Boot to the EFI prompt. In the EFI partition of the boot disk, cd to the MSUtil directory. Run nvrboot, and
the screen will appear as indicated below:
Note: In the example below, lines 2 to 5 may look different or may not be present. Option 7 (Boot
Options) will always be present. In case the EFI option is not present, Boot Options can be used to add
it. Windows Boot Option will be added automatically during OS installation.
Note: Bold letters are system prompts and underlined italics are user responses.
Shell > fs0:
Fs0:\> cd msutil
fs0:\MSUtil> nvrboot
NVRBOOT: OS Boot Options Maintenance Tool (Revision: 1.0b)
1. Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional
2. VenHw(Unknown Device: 00)
3. VenHw(Unknown Device: FF)
4. VenHw(Unknown Device: FF)/CDROM(Entry 1)
5. VenHw(Unknown Device: 80)/HD(Part1,SigD87FA76A)
6. EFI
7. Boot Options Maintenance Menu

Windows OS Boot Option
(D)isplay (M)odify (C)opy E(x)port (I)mport (E)rase (P)ush (H)elp (Q)uit
Select> m
Enter OS boot option to modify: 1
LoadIdentifier = Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional
OsLoadOptions =
EfiOsLoaderFilePath = \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\ia64ldr.efi
OsLoaderFilePath = \WINDOWS
Enter var to modify: 2
OsLoadOptions = /CONFIGFLAG=2943
LoadIdentifier = Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional
OsLoadOptions = /CONFIGFLAG=2943
EfiOsLoaderFilePath = \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\ia64ldr.efi
OsLoaderFilePath = \WINDOWS
Press enter to continue
Select> q
There are cases when you may want to turn on kernel debugging. This is also achieved by setting the
OsLoadOptions. In this case, care should be taken so that the Configflag option is the last command in the
string.
fs0:\MSUtil> nvrboot
NVRBOOT: OS Boot Options Maintenance Tool (Revision: 1.0b)
1. Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional
2. VenHw(Unknown Device: 00)
3. VenHw(Unknown Device: FF)
4. VenHw(Unknown Device: FF)/CDROM(Entry 1)
5. VenHw(Unknown Device: 80)/HD(Part1,SigD87FA76A)
6. EFI
7. Boot Options Maintenance Menu
Windows OS Boot Option
(D)isplay (M)odify (C)opy E(x)port (I)mport (E)rase (P)ush (H)elp (Q)uit
Select> m
Enter OS boot option to modify: 1
LoadIdentifier = Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional
OsLoadOptions = / CONFIGFLAG=2943
EfiOsLoaderFilePath = \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\ia64ldr.efi
OsLoaderFilePath = \WINDOWS
Enter var to modify: 2
OsLoadOptions = /debug /debugport=com1 /baudrate=115200 /CONFIGFLAG=2943

LoadIdentifier = Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional
OsLoadOptions = /debug /debugport=com1 /baudrate=115200 /CONFIGFLAG=2943
EfiOsLoaderFilePath = \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\ia64ldr.efi
OsLoaderFilePath = \WINDOWS
Press enter to continue
Select> q
After you quit from nvrboot, you will be in EFI prompt. Type ‘exit’ and press return. This will take you back to
the Boot Options menu. Select ‘Boot Options Maintenance Menu’ and once inside, simply exit. This will
read back the changes made using the nvrboot program.
Once the changes are made, they will be retained across boots, power-off etc. However, when a fresh OS
installation is done, the above procedure will have to be repeated, as OS installation will introduce a new
Windows Boot Option.
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