5 installing netware 4.1 with the original cd-rom, Hardware requirements, Software requirements – IBM SG24-4576-00 User Manual

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4.5 Installing NetWare 4.1 with the Original CD-ROM

In this section, we detail the procedures necessary to install NetWare 4.1 using
the original product CD-ROM.

4.5.1 Hardware Requirements

The following hardware is required to install NetWare 4.1:

One file server with an Intel 386 processor or higher

A minimum of 8 MB of RAM

A minimum of 20 MB in a DOS disk partition

At least one network adapter card

A CD-ROM drive

4.5.2 Software Requirements

The following software is required to install NetWare 4.1:

NetWare 4.1 CD

DOS 3.3 or later

Drivers for the adapter cards

4.5.3 Installation Procedure

1. Install DOS in the primary partition.

A minimum of 20 MB of hard disk is required; this is because during the
installation, boot files are copied to this partition.

2. Install the drivers for CD-ROM access. See Appendix C, “Configuring DOS

CD-ROM Support” on page 203 for more information on configuring the
system for CD-ROM support.

During this process the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are modified
and a drive letter is assigned to the CD-ROM drive.

3. Reboot the server.

4. Insert the NetWare 4.1 CD into the CD-ROM drive.

5. Change to the CD-ROM drive.

6. Type

Install

and press Enter.

The installation menu appears as shown in Figure 91 on page 136.

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