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AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1798          02/03/98 
 
 
 
TITLE:  WinNT 4.0 and Bootable CD on Premium HS
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   When installing Windows NT, version 4.0, from a bootable Windows 
   NT CD on a Premium HS system, Windows NT is unable to detect any 
   hard drives connected to the I2O MegaRAID. 
   
   This issue affects only the bootable CD install for the Premium 
   HS systems.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
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ACTION 
 
   To resolve the issue, perform the steps below:
   
   1. Make the sure the Windows NT installation CD-ROM is 
      inserted in the CD-ROM drive.
   
   2. When the Windows NT CD starts to boot, the following 
      message will appear on the screen:
   
         "Setup is inspecting your computers hardware 
          configuration". Press [F6] immediately."
   
   3. Within a few seconds, another message will come up 
      on the screen prompting you to specify additional 
      adapters in the system. Select [S] and press [ENTER] 
      on the "OTHER" option in the selection screen.
   
   4. Insert the MegaRAID Windows NT driver disk and press 
      the [ENTER] key.
   
   5. "MegaRAID NT SCSI Driver" will be displayed 
      highlighted in the middle of the screen. Press <ENTER> 
      to load the driver. Press <ENTER> again to continue 
      the operation as usual.
   
   By loading Windows NT this way, we have told Windows NT that the 
   MegaRAID controller is the primary controller. Windows NT will 
   now continue to install as usual.    

 
NOTES 
 
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TAN N/A 
 
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