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Driver installation for windows nt 4.0 – Dell PowerEdge 4400 User Manual

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Exiting SCSISelect

To exit SCSISelect, press until a message prompts you to exit. (If you changed any 78xx series host adapter settings, you are prompted to
save the changes before you exit.) At the prompt, select Yes to exit, and then press any key to reboot the computer. Any changes that you made in
SCSISelect take effect after the computer boots. (You can select No at the prompt if you are not ready to exit SCSISelect.)

Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0

This section provides the following information about installing the Dell SCSI drivers for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system:

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Installing and/or updating the SCSI drivers for Windows NT

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Removing a host adapter

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Swapping a host adapter

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Restoring a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot

Installation Overview

This section provides the information that you need to install and use the Dell SCSI drivers for the 78xx series of SCSI controllers with Windows
NT.

The Windows NT 4.0 driver diskette that you create for the Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system contains the files that you need for
driver installation. The scsi subdirectory on the diskette contains the following files to be used with Windows NT:

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adpu160m.sys

— Adaptec's 7899 Ultra 160/m driver for Windows NT

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aic78xx.sys

— Adaptec's 78xx series driver for Windows NT

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oemsetup.inf

— A file used by Windows NT Setup for driver installation

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readme.txt

— A text file describing the Adaptec 78xx driver for Windows NT

If you are installing Windows NT for the first time, see "

Installing Windows NT and the Driver for the First Time

" to begin driver installation. If

Windows NT is already installed in your system, see "

Using Windows NT to Install or Update the Driver

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 Installing Windows NT and the Driver for the First Time

Windows NT 4.0 has SCSI drivers for the Adaptec 78xx series of SCSI controllers integrated into the operating system. When you load the
operating system software, the drivers are automatically loaded. However, Dell recommends that you update the aic78xx.sys driver by using the
diskette of drivers that you created from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. To install or update the aic78xx.sys driver for Windows NT
4.0, see the next subsection.

Using Windows NT to Install or Update the Driver

This section describes how to install or update the aic78xx.sys driver if Windows NT is already installed. If you are installing Windows NT for the
first time, see "

Installing Windows NT and the Driver for the First Time

."

Perform the following steps only if Windows NT 4.0 is already installed:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the SCSI Adapters icon.

3. Click the Driver tab and then click Add.

4. Click Have Disk.

5. Insert the Windows NT 4.0 driver diskette that you created into drive A.

6. In the Copy Manufacturer's Files From: field, type a:\scsi\ and click OK.

7. Select Adaptec AHA-294x/AHA-394x/AHA4944 or 78xx PCI SCSI Controller (NT 4.0). Then click OK.

8. If the following message appears, click New to replace the existing driver:


The driver(s) for this SCSI Adapter are already on the system. Do you want to use the currently

installed driver(s) or install new one(s).

9. If the following message appears, type a:\scsi in the dialog box and click Continue:

Please enter the full path to Adaptec's installation files.