Contents
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Publications accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Who should read this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
How this guide is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Locating the IBM SurePOS 700 support web site . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
Summary of changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
GA27-4357-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Providing feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Chapter 1. Preparing for the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Important driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
BIOS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Steps to enter setup and change the first boot device . . . . . . . . . .1
Updating the system BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Steps to install a current BIOS level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Partitioning the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Enabling the enhanced Serial ATA hard disk driver interface . . . . . . . . .3
AHCI and Native Command Queueing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
RAID 0 and RAID 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Procedures for enabling RAID or the AHCI mode . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2. Installing Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CD-ROM preinstallation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CD-ROM installation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Models 742, 782, 723, 743, and 783 only . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
All models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Network installation of Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Network installation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Installing the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installation sequence for base drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Post-installation procedures (Models 742, 782, 723, 743, and 783 only) . . . .10
Chapter 3. Installing Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Preinstallation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
CD-ROM installation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Models 742, 782, 723, 743, and 783 only . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
All models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Network installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Installation sequence for base drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Post-installation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 4. Installing DOS 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting up the hard disk for installation of PC DOS 2000 . . . . . . . . .17
Creating and formatting a Primary FAT partition on the hard disk . . . . .17
Steps to install PC DOS 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Network installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Updated October, 2007
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