Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide

1) To install Windows NT 4.0 on a Multia, you must first be in the Arc console menu. If you're still in the Multia SRM console (a text console), type "arc" at the >>> prompt.

2) Put the WinNT 4.0 CD in the CDROM drive. In the Arc menu, select "Run Program".

3) At this prompt, type cd:\alpha\arcinst.exe. This will bring up a partition screen.

4) First create a 10mb partition. After formatting, create a second partition. Use the rest of the disk space for this partition.

5) Exit arcinst and go to Install WinNT from CDROM in the supplementary menu. This installation is self explanatory. Place the install on the D: partition.

6) After this install is complete, the machine will restart and boot to setup. Setup is also rather self explanatory, except for a few things.

    When you select the network adapter, you need to select from the list of bindings. Select DEC Multia's ethernet controller. This will ensure proper networking.

7) After you complete this install you can initiate the sound driver by entering the Multimedia control panel in the WinNT control panels folder.

    Select Devices at the top, then click add go to the bottom of the list and select "Windows Sound System". You want the DMA at 3, the Port at 530, and the Interrupt at 9.

8) Once you restart you should get a start up sound. From here you should be ready to operate!


If no battery....

choose Supplementary Menu->Set up the System and:


    choose "Reset system to factory defaults..."
    Set the system time
    choose "Manage boot selection menu" and change it
    like so:

    Under OSLOADER, s/winnt/winnt40/

    Under OSLOADFILENAME, s/winnt35/winnt/