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Q133491: How to Add an IDE Drive and Controller to SCSI Windows NT System

Article: Q133491
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5 3.51 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article explains how to add an IDE drive and controller to an computer,
with SCSI hardware, running Windows NT. This procedure may vary with your
particular system configuration. This article covers the following:

- Create a New Windows NT Boot Disk

- Set Up The New IDE Drive

- Install Windows NT Boot Files On The New IDE Drive

- Enable IDE Disk Support in Windows NT

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Create a New Windows NT Boot Disk
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1. Under Windows NT, format a floppy disk.

2. Copy NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, and BOOT.INI from your normal boot drive to the
  floppy disk. (These files may have the read-only, system, and hidden
  attributes).

3. Locate the driver for the SCSI controller that you currently boot from and
  copy it to the floppy disk as NTBOOTDD.SYS. For example, type the following
  for an Adaptec 1542 controller:

  copy %systemroot%\system32\drivers\aha154x.sys a:\ntbootdd.sys

4. Edit the BOOT.INI file on the floppy disk. Change each occurrence of multi to
  scsi.

5. Turn off the computer, install the IDE drive and controller, and restart the
  computer.

6. Make sure to change the CMOS settings to include the new drive. You should be
  able to boot from the floppy disk and have it boot the installation of
  Windows NT that is already on your SCSI drive.

Set Up The New IDE Drive
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1. Boot with a MS-DOS system disk.

2. Run FDISK.EXE and examine the partition information for the drive.

3. Create a partition on the IDE drive if necessary. Be careful to only make
  changes to the partition table on the IDE drive.

4. Quit FDISK and reboot. Format the drive as follows:

  FORMAT C: /S

5. Perform any additional setup of other media devices that may be required for
  MS-DOS to access your Windows NT installation media.

Install Windows NT Boot File On The New IDE Drive
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1. Run Windows NT Setup. If you have the Windows NT CD-ROM and can access it
  from MS-DOS, run WINNT /B from the MS-DOS command prompt. This performs a
  floppyless installation.

2. When asked to reboot the computer, do so with an MS-DOS boot disk in Drive A.

3. Copy the BOOT.INI and NTBOOTDD.SYS files from the Windows NT Boot disk to the
  new IDE drive.

4. Delete the temporary Windows NT installation directory (if any) on the new
  IDE drive.

5. Remove the disk from the floppy drive and reboot the computer.

Enable IDE Disk Support In Windows NT
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1. Copy the ATDISK.SYS file from the Windows NT installation media to the
  %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory.

2. In Windows NT, run Control Panel and choose Devices. Set the startup mode for
  ATDISK to System. If you want the newly added drive to be first in the order
  as they appear in Disk Administrator, change the startup mode to Boot.

3. Start the ATDISK driver from Control Panel.

4. Start Disk Administrator and make any changes necessary to the drive letter
  assigned to the new drive. If you do not choose a drive letter for the new
  drive, Windows NT will select a drive at the next reboot. This may cause
  existing drive letter assignments to change.

5. Shutdown and restart Windows NT.

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Keywords          : kbenv 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.5 3.51 4.0

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