HP Vectra XU6 User manual

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.

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Installing Windows 95
1Install Windows 95 from the Windows 95 (for PCs without
Windows) installation disks.
2When the Windows 95 Setup Wizard asks you to indicate what hardware
is installed in your computer, click on the checkbox to indicate a CD-
ROM drive is installed. Do not indicate that a network adapter or
sound card are installed.
3When the Windows 95 Setup Wizard displays the Finishing Setup dialog
box, remove the Windows 95 diskette as requested by the setup
program. Do not click the Finish button.
4Insert the duplicate “XU/VT Boot” diskette in the flexible disk drive
and insert the “XU/VT Drivers and Documentation” CD-ROM in the
CD-ROM drive. Click the Finish button.
5Do not remove the HP disk and CD-ROM when the message Setup
detected a disk in your floppy disk drive appears. Click OK to restart your
computer.
6Your PC will start (boot) from the duplicate “XU/VT Boot” diskette.
7Select the option for Windows 95 for PCs without Windows from
the menu.
8Select the option Windows 95 is installed. The SCSI drivers will be
copied from the “XU/VT Drivers and Documentation” CD-ROM to
your hard disk.
9When the files have been copied, remove the diskette and the CD-
ROM, then restart your PC.
10 When your PC restarts, Windows 95 will display a message to
indicate that it is starting for the first time.
11 Windows 95 will ask you to insert certain Windows 95 diskettes as it
completes the installation. Windows 95 will restart again when it has
finished copying files from these diskettes.

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2. Installing the HP Drivers
Windows 95 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 the MGA Video Driver
1Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2Double-click on the My Computer icon on the Windows 95 desktop.
3Double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon, then on the Video folder,
then on the folder named Disk 6.
4Execute the file named Setup (to start the MGA Millennium PowerDesk
Setup).
5Click on the Next button to accept the default destination path.
6Click on the Next button to confirm the installation of Quick Access and
the MGA Monitor Program.
7Select your language then click on the Next button.
8Click OK in the Information . . . window.
9Click Yes in the next dialog box, when asked to use the Windows 95
monitor mechanism.
10 Click OK when a message explains that the driver has been installed.
11 Click on the Start button of the MGA Change Display Wizard.
12 Click on the Settings tab in the Display Properties folder.
13 Click on Change Display Type.
14 Click on Change of the Adapter Type (the adapter will have been
incorrectly detected as “Oak Technology Super VGA”).

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15 Click on Have Disk.
16 Enter D:\VIDEO\DISK6 as the path to copy the files from.
17 Click on OK to confirm MGA Millennium Power Desk. (The files will be
copied from the CD-ROM to the hard disk.)
18 Click Close in the Change Display Type folder.
19 Click Finish on the MGA Change Display Wizard.
20 Click Yes to restart in the MGA Exit Wizard dialog box. Windows 95 will
restart with the new video drivers.
21 Click on the Start button when Windows 95 restarts, then:
point to Settings,
click on Control Panel,
double-click on System,
and click on the Device Manager tab.
22 Double-click on Other Devices.
23 Click on PCI VGA-compatible Display Adapter and then click on Remove.
24 Click on OK to confirm removal of the device.
25 Click the checkbox to indicate that the device can be removed safely,
then click the Test button.
26 Click the Close button to close the System Properties folder.
Configuring the
Display 1Click on the Start button then:
point to Programs,
point to MGA Millennium Power Desk,
and double-click on MGA Monitor Program.
2Click on the Selection button, select your display, then confirm your
selection with OK.
3Click on Save and Exit, then select Restart to restart Windows 95.

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Changing Display
Settings 1Click on the Start button then:
point to Settings,
click on Control Panel,
and double-click on Display.
2Click on the MGA Settings tab to change display settings.
Detailed technical explanations and information about the video driver
for Windows 95 are contained on the HP Drivers CD-ROM in the file
\VIDEO\DISK6\README.
Configuring the Network
1Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2Click on the Start button then:
point to Settings,
click on Control Panel,
double-click on the System icon,
click on Device Manager,
double-click on Other Devices,
and double-click on PCI Ethernet Controller.
3Click on the Driver tab.
4Click on the Change Driver button.
5Select Network adapter and click on OK.
6Click Have Disk and select D:\LAN\W95 (for the HP 10/100VG
adapter) or D:\LANBT\W95 (for the HP 10/100BT adapter) and click
OK.
7Click OK when the name of the HP network adapter installed in your
PC is displayed.
8Follow the instructions displayed by Windows 95 to complete the
installation. You must restart Windows 95 when the installation of
the network drivers has completed.

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Installing OS/2 Warp Connect
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 OS/2 without network functionality and in VGA mode.
Once you have OS/2 up and running, refer to step 2 for an explanation
of how to install full functionality with high resolution video, sound,
and network, and how to obtain best stability and performance with HP
provided and qualified drivers for mass storage devices.
Preparing to Install OS/2
Before installing OS/2 Warp Connect you will need:
•IBM OS/2 Warp Connect “Installation Diskette for CD-ROM”
•IBM OS/2 Warp Connect “OS/2 Diskette 1 for CD-ROM”
•IBM OS/2 Warp Connect CD-ROM
•XU/VT Drivers and Documentation CD-ROM
1Start your PC and press to enter the Setup program.
2Highlight Operating System and select OS/2. Press the key to
save the setting and exit the Setup program.
Installing OS/2
Consult the manual that came with your OS/2 Warp installation disks
for a detailed explanation of the installation procedure.
When the installation program prompts you to install networking
support, select No. Networking support should be installed after
completing the installation of OS/2 Warp.

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When the installation of OS/2 Warp has completed, two error messages
will appear when your computer is restarted:
SYS1201: The device driver C:\MMOS2\SB16D2.SYS... was
not installed
SYS1201: The device driver C:\MMOS2\AUDIOVDD.SYS...
was not installed
Press to continue when each error message appears. (These
messages will appear because the HP SCSI drivers have not yet been
installed. You must install the HP SCSI drivers, as described below, to
prevent this error message appearing again.)
2. Installing the HP Drivers
OS/2 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 the HP Mass Storage Drivers (for CD-ROM)
To install the HP qualified IDE driver for OS/2:
1Use the OS/2 System Editor to add the following line to the
CONFIG.SYS file:
BASEDEV=IBMIDECD.FLT
2Save the change to the CONFIG.SYS file, then shutdown OS/2 and
restart your computer.
3Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4Copy CMD646X.ADD and CMDATAPI.FLT from the D:\IDE\OS2 to
c:\OS2\BOOT.

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5In the CONFIG.SYS file, replace these lines:
BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD with BASEDEV=CMD646X.ADD
BASEDEV=IBMIDECD.FLT with BASEDEV=CMDATAPI.FLT
6Shutdown OS/2 and restart your computer.
7Open the OS/2 System folder, choose System Setup, then choose
Selective Install, and then select Other for CD-ROM.
8Insert the OS/2 Warp Connect CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
9Click the Install button in the OS/2 Setup and Installation window, then
click OK when the installation has completed.
10 Shutdown OS/2, then restart your computer to use the new IDE
drivers.
Installing the HP SCSI Drivers
To install the HP qualified SCSI driver for OS/2:
1Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2Open the OS/2 System folder, then the System Setup folder.
3Click on the Device Driver Install icon.
4Change the source directory for the drivers with the Change button to
D:\SCSI\OS2.
5Click the Install button. The drivers will be copied from the CD-ROM.
6Exit from the OS/2 Device Driver installation.
7Shutdown OS/2, then restart your computer to use the new SCSI
drivers.
Installing the Network driver
To install networking support with the HP qualified network drivers for
OS/2:
1Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

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2Open the OS/2 System folder, then open the OS/2 Warp Connect
Install/Remove folder.
3Click on Warp Connect Selective Install for Networking.
4Select an installation on this workstation (local install).
5Follow the instructions displayed by the installation program.
6Click on the Other Adapter button, when the Select Network Adapter dialog
box appears.
7Specify the location of the driver with D:\LAN\IBM\OS2 (for the HP
10/100VG) or D:\LANBT\IBM\OS2 (for the HP 10/100BT), when
asked for the file location, and click OK.
8Select the network adapter from the list displayed in the Drivers Found
dialog box. Select Ethernet as the Type of LAN.
9When the Select Network Adapter dialog box appears, the HP network
adapter you selected is highlighted in the adapter list.
10 Remove the HP Drivers CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive, insert the
OS/2 Warp Connect CD-ROM and then click OK.
11 Click OK in the Select Network Adapter dialog box, to accept the selection
of the adapter.
12 Click OK, then click OK again in the configuration dialog box.
13 Click the Install button in the Ready to Install window.
14 Select OK to confirm the shutdown of the operating system. Leave the
OS/2 Warp Connect CD-ROM in the drive (some files will be copied
from the CD-ROM when the operating system restarts).
Detailed technical explanations and information about the network
driver for OS/2 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).

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Installing the High Resolution Video driver
After successful installation of OS/2, you should install the HP video
driver from the HP Drivers CD-ROM.
1Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2In the OS/2 System folder, open the Command Prompts folder and click on
the OS/2 Full Screen icon.
3At the command prompt, type the following:
D:
CD VIDEO\DISK5
INSTALL /U
This will start an ‘unattended’ installation of the video drivers.
4When the installation of the drivers has completed, exit from the
command prompt, shutdown the operating system, then restart the
system.
Selecting a Display 1In the OS/2 System folder, open the Command Prompts folder and click on
the OS/2 Full Screen icon.
2At the command prompt, type the following:
CD \MGA\OS2
MGAMON
This will start the MGA Display selection program. Choose your
display (monitor) from the list.
3When this selection process has completed, exit from the command
prompt, shutdown the operating system, then restart the system.
Changing Display
Settings 1In the OS/2 System folder, open the System Setup folder.
2Click on the System icon and change the settings (for example, the
screen resolution).

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