Is NT 4.0 Server plug and play

I'm only familiar with compaq with reguards to this question. If you are using compaq hardware it will work.

You must be using the multi-processor kernal in order for the system to recognize the new processors. If you are using an array controller you can take the array controller and the harddrives (be sure the harddrives are put in them same oder they were in or it won't work) and move them to the new server. You will have to let setup update your system information when you boot but, it should work fine. Be sure to do a full backup and a repair disk (rdisk) before you attempt this.

I am talking about intel. PII, PIII, and xeon. Thats all we use here. we have 400+ servers.

The generic answer is... it depends on the specific hardware involved and how closely matched the two platforms are. If the motherboard chipset and drive controllers are the same, it **usually** works. If they are not, it rarely does.

My best guess is that there are enough chipset support differences between a Pentium Pro and a Pentium-III that a simple drive swap will not work.

Obviously, if you give it a try, you'll want to be prepared with a verified backup for the worst case scenario.

paul

Simple answer, no Nt 4.0 is not plug and play. Win2000 however, is.

The answer is yes and no,no it isn't by default but, yes you can force it on the install CD there is a file called ISAPNP.INF right button click, select install then copy the entire DRVLIB directory to the root of the harddrive, then reboot. The only problem is, if you do not have drivers for the piece of kit that NT finds it will keep asking for drivers every time you reboot so make sure you have ALL the drivers for every piece of kit before you start

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