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Operating Systems and Drivers

Manual No. 775031 17

Windows NT

Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary

Windows NT 4.x Controller

If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller,

you must install the controller driver at the time of Windows NT 4.x

installation.

Before proceeding you should have already carried out the following steps:

• Installed the Mylex Disk Array Controller hardware, connected the

disk drives to the controller and to each other, set drive SCSI IDs, and

terminated the SCSI bus following the instructions in your Mylex Disk

Array Controller hardware installation guide.

• Use RAID EzAssist to create a drive configuration and initialize the

drives for use following the instructions in your RAID EzAssist

Configuration Utility User Reference Guide (P/N 775029).

To install the controller driver during Windows NT 4.x installation:

1. Boot the system with the Windows NT 4.x setup diskette #1.

2. Insert setup diskette #2 when prompted and press <Enter>.

3. Press <Enter> again when prompted.

4. Select Custom Setup in the Windows NT Setup screen.

5. Next, choose S to skip the automatic detection scan.

6. Choose S to specify an additional device.

7. Choose Other in the list of supported adapters displayed and press

<Enter>.

8. When prompted for the Manufacturer’s supplied hardware support

disk, insert the NT/NW drivers diskette into the floppy disk drive and

press <Enter>.

9. Select the Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver in the list and press

<Enter>.

10. Choose S to specify an additional device.

11. Choose Other in the list of supported adapters displayed and press

<Enter>.

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