PC Server 704 - Installing NetWare 3.12 17.729 bytes Preloaded Software Information Document ID: SCOD-3XXRHG PC Server 704 - Installing NetWare 3.12 Applicable to: World-Wide Installation Instructions for Installing Novell NetWare 3.12 on PC Server 704 RAID Servers Supported systems: 8650-6MM, 7AX, and other 704 models with the ServeRAID adapter added as an option Note: This document assumes that ServeRAID is the controller used for the install. If you have a Mylex adapter, refer to your user's manual for defining the array (pack). Raid logical drive (system drive) sizes still apply. Follow the Network Operating System (NOS) instructions provided in this document sequentially unless you are instructed differently. Windows and messages might differ from those in this document. This document contains the following: 1.0.

What you will need 2.0. Where to download device drivers/files 3.0. Quick installation instructions for experienced users 4.0.

Detailed installation instructions 4.1. Setting up the hardware 4.2. Setting up the BIOS 4.3. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI subsystem 4.4. Installing the NOS 1.0 What you will need Note: Some Machine hardware may require different diskettes from this list based on your CD ROM type.

Download current ServeRAID option, device driver, firmware/BIOS update diskettes: a. Go to the URL The keyword is ServeRAID. Since are updated frequently, download the appropriate latest drivers. (For Mylex controllers, the keyword is Server 704. Refer to the note at the top of this document) IDECDROM.exe (419490 bytes, 10-02-96) IBM IDE CDROM driver diskette v1.45 or later. 4306979.exe (386309 bytes, 01-23-97) version 3.61 or later. 10L8862.exe (761929 bytes, 12-19-97) version 1.00.14 or later.

Download NetWare 3.12 from WinWorld. All the free space on the drive) by press Escape and selecting “Yes” when asked if the partition should be created. A buddy told that if you do a new install of 4.91 without putting on the older 4.90 first, this doesn't work - that you have to have the older client on first, then install the newer. Best of luck! Katrina Love. This does not work if Win XP SP2 is installed. Install the Windows client for NetWare in the install section of LAN properties.

A Copy Of PC DOS 7 and a copy of Novell Netware 3.12 2.0 Where to download device drivers/files - IBM BBS (U.S.): 1-919-517-0001 - IBM FTP site: - IBM U.S. Web site: - For IBM PC sites in other countries, begin at - Microsoft web site: - Microsoft FTP site: If you are very familiar with SCSI, hardware, and the installation process, continue with 3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users. If not, continue with 4.0 Detailed installation instructions. 3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users 1.

Set up a RAID array with an A0 RAID logical drive equivalent to the size of the installed RAM plus 50MB as the boot device. Set up another RAID logical drive for the remaining freespace. Initialize and Synchronize. FDISK the drive.

Create an active primary partition on the A0 drive consisting of the entire drive and set it active. Free download seas0npass filesystem patch failed programs. Create a 5MB primary partition on logical drive A1 (so that DOS will proceed with its install program). Install PC DOS 7 (optional components not required). When complete, run UINSTALL from the DOS directory on the RAID Option Diskette (see section 2.0) for SCSI CD ROM support, or UINSTALL from the root of the IDECDROM.EXE diskette for IDE CD ROM support, depending on the 704 model. Start the Netware install from CD #1 by running Install from the appropriate language directory under SERVER.312.

After the initial copy, ServeRAID drivers will have to be copied to the SERVER.312 directory and the appropriate entries made in STARTUP.NCF (Note that the NPAPATCH must be loaded before the ServeRAID driver. Install Network Interface Card (NIC) drivers and optional components as usual. It is mandatory to apply all fixes and patches from for correct operation. 4.0 Detailed instructions Follow the instructions below in sequence: 4.1 Setting up the hardware Note: Follow the on-screen directions for the following disk operations: 1. Boot to the BIOS upgrade diskette (listed in section 2.0) and flash the system to revision 14. Boot to the RAID BIOS/Firmware upgrade diskette (listed in section 2.0) and flash the controller. (Does not apply to Mylex Adapters.) 4.2 Setting up the 704 hardware Running the System Configuration Utility (SCU) Diskette on the 704 Server: 1.