Installing Windows NT4
On
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Introduction
This booklet has been designed to help the novice user to set up their Rock Sigma notebook computer with Windows NT4. Some knowledge of computers is required to follow through this booklet. If you experience any difficulties when setting up the software, contact mobile-support.net Customer Services. Please ensure all extra devices (PC cards, Modems, Network cards, external mice etc.) are removed before starting this installation. Complete Reinstall WARNING: ALL DATA ON HARD DISK DRIVE WILL BE DELETED 14) Press the Enter key 15) NT will now say that setup has found the following device "IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller" 16) Press the Enter key to continue 17) PLEASE READ LICENSING AGREEMENT 18) Press PAGE DOWN until you have read the whole agreement 19) Press F8 to agree 20) Now NT will display a screen showing the current settings. 21) DO NOT CHANGE any of the settings and press the Enter key 22) Select C: (New unformatted) and press the D key then press the L key (If it says "C: (Unpartitioned Space)" please skip step 22) 23) Now press the C key, change the figure to 2000 and press the return key and then press it again when prompted 24) Now select "Format the partition using the NTFS file system" and press Enter 25) NT set-up will now start formatting the Hard Disk Drive 26) Once formatted, NT will ask for a directory to install NT on - Press the Enter key 27) Now NT would like to test the Hard Disk Drive Press the ESC key 28) Now NT will start to copy NT Workstation files from the CD-ROM to the HDD 29) Once NT has copied the files it will ask to re-boot the computer 30) REMOVE ANY FLOPPY DISKS IN THE FLOPPY DISK DRIVE and the NT4 CD and press the Enter key NT will now boot up and then start to do its checks NT will now convert the File System to NTFS and re-boot NT will boot up again and will ask for the NT4 CD 31) Insert the CD and click on OK 32) Now you will have a screen "Windows NT Setup" Press the Next button 33) Under Set-up options select "Portable" and press the Next button 34) Now type in your Name, Organisation and press the Next button 35) Now type in you Registration Number. (This is found on the front of your manual) Press the Next button 36) Now NT will ask you for a Computer Name Type in a name and press the Next button 37) Now NT will ask for a password DO NOT type anything, press the Next button 38) NT will now ask you if you wish to create an Emergency Repair Disk Select the YES option and press the Next button 39) Now you will be in the Windows NT Components Windows Press the Next button 40) Now NT will start to install files, select the Next button 41) Now NT will ask about Network installation Select "Do not connect this computer to a network at this time" and Press the Next button 42) Select the Finish button 43) Now NT will ask for a Time Zone. Select your time zone and select Close 44) NT will now try and detect the display. It will find a VGA compatible Display adapter Select OK and then OK in display properties (We will change the display settings later) Windows NT will now start copying files and setting security strings 45) Now NT set-up will ask you for a blank Floppy Disk. Put in the Floppy Disk in to Floppy Disk Drive and select OK 46) Once NT has finished it will ask to restart the computer Take out the Floppy Disk out of Floppy Disk Drive and also remove the NT4 CD then Select RESTART COMPUTER 47) Once restarted Select "NT 4 Workstation v4.0" on booting up 48) When you are on the NT Logging on screen, press CRTL + ALT + DEL The screen will now show "Administrator" and ask for a password Press the OK button 49) Insert the Service Pack 4 CD, after the page has auto loaded click "Install Service Pack 4" 50) Then Click Open 51) Read the License agreement and then Click "Accept the License Agreement" and then click Install 52) After the installation remove the NT4 CD and click Restart. 53) Once restarted Select "NT 4 Workstation v4.0" on booting up 54) When you are on the NT Logging on screen, press CRTL + ALT + DEL The screen will now show "Administrator" and ask for a password Press the OK button 55) At the window that says "Windows NT4 Services Pack Setup" Click No Display Settings under Windows NT 4 Workstation
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How to set-up the Video Driver under NT4
Now a full screen should be displayed.
Audio for Windows NT4 Workstation
1) Once the Sigma has re-booted and NT4 has completely loaded up
2) Insert the Drivers CD and click the install audio button
Once restarted sound should be heard from the speakers. Don�t forget to put the volume up!
Setting up the Keyboard Properties and Regional Settings
1) Go to Start then to Settings and Control Panel
2) Select Keyboard by pointing to & double clicking the mouse button
3) Select Input Locales
4) Select Add and then move down the languages until you get to "ENGLISH (United Kingdom)"
5) Now select "ENGLISH (United Kingdom)" and click OK
6) Now highlight "ENGLISH (United States)" and select Remove
7) Select OK
(Windows NT will now load the files it requires from the CD)
8) Now select Regional (Shown in the Control Panel)
9) Select "ENGLISH (United Kingdom)"
10) Select OK and remove the CD
Setting up a Apex / Pace PCMCIA Modem card
Windows NT4 & Rock Sigma
Put in the PCMCIA modem card into the Sigma PCMCIA Slot
Switch on the Sigma
Once the Sigma has booted and NT4 has completely loaded up
The Modem card should automatically be recognised.
The Modem card should set itself to COM3, IRQ 5.
You can check this by going into Start, Settings, Control Panel and PC Card
Once in PC Card (PCMCIA) Devices
Select the modem card
Now select Properties and then Resources
Your settings will now be displayed.
Setting up the Modem Driver
Go to Start, then Settings and then into Control Panel
Now double click Modem
In the window "Install New Modem",
Select "let windows search for modem"
Select Next
Windows will now say it has found a modem on COM3
Select Change
Select Next
For country select "United Kingdom"
Type in your area code
Select Next
Select Finish
Select Close
Testing the PCMCIA modem
Go to Start, then Programs and then to Accessories and select Phone Dialer
Type in a number and then select Dial
You should get a ringing sound from the number you are calling
Setting up of a Dlink PCMCIA Ethernet card
Dlink DE660, Windows NT4 & Rock Sigma
NOTE :
Knowledge of networks is required to set-up NT networks. If you have any question with regard to protocols, workgroups or domains, please contact you network administrator.
Put in the Dlink PCMCIA Card into the Sigma PCMCIA Slot
Switch on the Sigma
Once in Windows NT workstation
Login as Administrator
Go to Start then Settings and then Control Panel
Now double click the Network icon
Will ask "Windows NT Networking is not installed, do you want to install it now ?"
Select Yes
You will be in the "Network Setup Wizard"
Windows will be searching for networking bits
Now windows will ask, "Windows NT needs to know how this computer should participate on a network"
Select the option Wired to the network
Select Next
Windows will now request for a network adapter
Select Select from List
Select Have Disk
NT will now ask for the location of the driver file
Put in the Dlink Driver disk into the floppy disk drive and
type in "A\NT40"
Select OK
"D-Link DE-660 Ethernet PC Card" should be displayed
Select OK
Now you will be back to the "request for network adapter" window with "Dlink DE660 Ethernet Card" in the selection box
Select Next
Select Protocols if required
Select Next
Select Changes to Network Services
Select Next
Select Next
NT will now ask for the location to copy Windows NT4 files
Insert the Windows NT4 CD and type "D:\i386"
When NT asks for a path again type "A:\NT40"
Now a DLink setup screen will come up, select the following :
IO port: 340
IRQ: 9
Select Continue
If you have chosen TCP/IP protocol, NT will ask you about settings now
NT will now load the required files
Select Next
Select Next
NT will now ask you about Workgroup / Domain name
make selection and type in the name
Select Next
Select Finish
Select Yes to reboot machine
Take the Dlink Driver Disk out of the floppy disk drive
Setting up of a Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet card
Xircom CE3B-100BTX, Windows NT4 & Rock Sigma
NOTE:
Knowledge of networks is required to set-up NT networks. If you have any question with regard to protocols, workgroups or domains, please contact you network administrator.
Put in the Xircom PCMCIA Card into the Sigma PCMCIA Slot
Switch on the Sigma
Once in Windows NT workstation
Login as Administrator
Go to Start then Settings and then Control Panel
Now double click the Network icon
Will ask "Windows NT Networking is not installed, do you want to install it now ?"
Select Yes
You will be in the "Network Setup Wizard"
Windows will be searching for networking bits
Now windows will ask, "Windows NT needs to know how this computer should participate on a network"
Select the option Wired to the network
Select Next
Windows will now request for a network adapter
Select Select from List
Select Have Disk
NT will now ask for the location of the driver file
Put in the Xircom Driver disk into the floppy disk drive and
type in "A\"
Select OK
"Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter 10/100" should be displayed
Select OK
Now you will be back to the "request for network adapter" window with "Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter 10/100" in the selection box
Select Next
Select Protocols
Select Next
Select Changes to Network Services
Select Next
Select Next
NT will now ask for the location to copy Windows NT4 files
Insert Window NT4 CD and type "D:\i386"
When NT asks for a path again type "A:\"
Now a DLink setup screen will come up, select the following :
IO port : 340
IRQ : 7
Select Continue
NT will now load the required files
Select Next
Select Next
NT will now ask you about Workgroup / Domain name
Leave as Workgroup
Select Next
Select Finish
Select Yes to reboot machine
Take the Xircom Driver Disk out of the floppy disk drive