Installing Winnt Server

You should be able to install from the i386 directory using the command

winnt /s /b

the /s just specifies where to find the i386 directory. /b specified floppiless install.

You'll probobly want the driver for the scsi drives. During setup, you'll br prompted for any addition drivers you want to load. These may fit onto a floppy, or you may have to format your disk first and copy them over somehow so you can get setup to see them.

Good luck to you

Mark

One option is to build a network boot disk for your server. You will need the DOS drivers for the NIC that is in the server. Share the I386 folder from the network and run the "Winnt" executable from the dos command line. The Winnt32 will not work from a DOS environment.

The specifics of what you need depend on your hardware. You can also boot to the network, copy the I386 folder to the local server drive, and run the install locally from the DOS prompt.

Ray

The simples solution would be to boot from the winnt installation cd. It's bootable so just change the boot sequence in your BIOS to boot from cd-rom first. Pop the cd in and turn on your server, sit back and follow the instructions. I am pretty sure it'll find your SCSI controller on its own. If not after it's done examining your system, it'll ask you if you want to specify any SCSI devices. At that point you will need the controller drivers (you can find them on the net) and go on from there.

I hope that helps

There are a couple of pieces of info needed here:

1. Where are the installation files located? (You'll need more than the floppies)

2. Do you have the drivers for the SCSI card(s) available on floppy?

3. Is this server networked to working ones? (may make it possible to do network install)

4. Does the working server have a copy of the I386 installation folder on HD? (another must to do network install)

Let us know what your detailed situation is.

Thanx

Try this...
1. Make driver diskettes of SCSI Disk, CD Rom, Lan Card, Display etc.
2. Run your Server CD & implement Raid5, create logical drives etc.
3. Boot from a Win95 diskette (Fat16) having your CD drivers.
4. Run Fdisk & make a 2GB partition for C: Drive. Leave the other as it it.
5. Format your C: Drive & make changes in Autoexec.bat & config.sys for CD Drivers
6. Now you have a bootable C: drive + D: drive as your CD Drive.
7. Simply put your NT CD & from folder
"i386" run WINNT.exe /b /s
8. The installation will ask for SCSI drivers & Lan drivers that you can provide thru the folppy disk.
All the best.
Akash

if your system-disk is on the scsi-controller you'll have to load the drivers in advance. if you see the blue-screen first, type "F6". nt will ask you to insert your disk with the scsi-drivers.

good luck

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