86 VX5 Delivered with No OS
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VX5 Delivered with No OS
Note: This section applies only to a VX5 ordered with no OS installed.
If the ‘no Operating System (OS)’ option was chosen when ordering the VX5, two possible
options for installing the OS are detailed in this section:
• Install the OS using Norton Ghost
TM
.
• Install the OS over the network.
Additionally, a Microsoft Windows image can be created on a hard drive before it is installed in
the VX5. See “VX5 Delivered with No Hard Drive” earlier in this chapter for information on
installing a hard drive in the VX5.
Note: It is assumed that the OS to be installed is Microsoft Windows.
It is necessary to make changes to the BIOS when using either of these options to install an OS.
Please refer to “BIOS Setup” earlier in this chapter for more details.
The VX5 System Tools CD (LXE Part No. VX5A477DRIVERS) contains device drivers that are
necessary when installing Microsoft Windows on a VX5 delivered with no OS. The device
drivers contained on this CD need to be available during the Windows installation/configuration.
For example, the drivers can be copied to a location where they can be accessed via network or
USB floppy. Please see the section detailing the contents of this CD-ROM later in this chapter.
After installing Microsoft Windows, please refer to “Microsoft Windows Setup and
Configuration” earlier in this chapter.
Installing Microsoft Windows with Norton Ghost
The requirements and process for using Norton Ghost depend on the version of
Microsoft Windows to be installed on the VX5.
Microsoft Windows 2000
To use the Norton Ghost utility to install an OS, there must be a blank drive connected to the
Primary IDE and a Compact Flash or ATA drive with a ghost image connected to the Secondary
IDE.
Note: This procedure can also be used with Microsoft Windows NT. For NT versions of
Windows, the image must be created on the same type of computer as the destination
computer where the OS is to be used. Differences in hardware may keep NT from
booting after it is loaded on the destination computer.
Hardware Required
• A PC where the original image will be produced.
• A Micro drive, PCMCIA ATA flash drive or Compact Flash drive that is at least
10MB larger than the ghost image.
Software Required
• Norton Ghost 2002 or newer
• Microsoft Windows image
