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Installing OS/2 Warp 4.5.x 50748901 Rev. C

This Document Supports IM-UPS version 5.0 and OS/2 version 4.5 and higher

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Installing OS/2 Warp 4.5.x

Use this procedure to install OS/2 Warp 4.5.x software.

Prerequisites:

• BIOS setup procedure has been completed• The hard drive has been partitioned• OS/2 installer boot CD OS/2 Warp 4, IBM, Version 4.5.x,

Installation (disk 1 of 2) has been inserted into the CDROM driveand the system has just been powered up or rebooted

Procedure:

1. As the system boots, a prompt to insert CDROM #2 into the drive willappear. Switch the CD’s and press [Enter].

2. In a few seconds, the Welcome screen will appear. Press [Enter] tocontinue.

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3. A Loading System Files message will briefly appear.

4. The next screen to appear offers some basic information on theinstallation. Press [Enter] to proceed.

5. The next screen will state that OS/2 Warp 4.5 will be installed onVolume C, and offer a method to change this. Select Accept thevolume and press [Enter].

6. The Formatting the Installation Volume screen appears. Thisscreen offers 2 options relating to formatting the hard drive, a quickformat or a long format. If a previously formatted volume is detected, athird option Do not format the volume will be offered. Use the upand down arrow keys to move the highlighted bar to Perform a quickformat, then press [Enter].

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7. The Select the File System screen appears. OS/2 Warp 4.5 iscompatible with disk drives formatted using either of 2 file systems,FAT (File Allocation Table) or HPFS (High Performance File System).HPFS has many advantages over FAT and Universal uses it on systemsrunning Warp 4.5. Select option 1 High Performance File System,then press [Enter].

NOTE The File Allocation Table option will be offered if the volume that OS/2 isto be installed on is 2GB or smaller in size. Do not choose this optionshould it be listed. The versions of IM-UPS used with Warp 4.52 will notfunction correctly on a FAT volume.

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8. If the volume (drive) contains data from a previous installation, awarning will appear allowing the installation to be canceled. If thisalert appears, and all critical data such as pattern files have beenbacked up, press [Enter] to continue and erase the previous data.

The system will now take several minutes to format the hard drive, thenwill start installing files on the hard drive. Various screens will appear.

The following message indicates that all files have been loaded ontothe hard drive.

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In a few moments, the system will automatically reboot.

9. The System Configuration screen appears. This screen is used to selectthe hardware peripherals connected to the machine. Select Next toaccept the defaults.

10. The System Configuration (cont.) screen appears. Select Next to acceptthe defaults.

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11. The Country/Region Information dialog box will appear next. Selectthe region that best fits the location, then select OK.

12. The Select System Default Printer dialog will appear next. Unless aprinter is attached to the machine, select Do not install defaultprinter and select OK.

13. The primary display driver will be installed on the next screen. Usingthe arrow key, scroll down until the selection Super VGA (SVGA) ishighlighted. Select OK.

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The OS/2 Warp Version 4 Setup and Installation dialog box appearsnext. This screen lists optional software components that can be addedor removed from the basic OS/2 operating system by selecting thecheck box to the left of each item. Each category has severalsubcategories under it which can be accessed using the More... buttonto the right of each selection. Follow the instructions for the screencarefully as errors are easily made here that will prevent propermachine operation.

14. Make sure the check box for Printer Utilities is not checked.

15. Select the More... button to the right of the Tools and Games category.

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16. The Tools and Games configuration box will appear listing optionalsoftware components under the tools and games category. Carefullyselect or deselect the choices as shown in the illustration. The onlyoptions that should be selected are Enhanced Editor, Search andScan Tool, and CPU Monitor. All others must be unchecked.

NOTE The games included in OS/2 can use enough system resources todegrade machine performance. Ensure that the games are disabled.

17. Select OK to return to the Software Configuration screen.

18. Uncheck the last item in the list, Multimedia Software Support.

19. Verify that the screen appears as illustrated below, then select Next.

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20. The Installing IBM OS/2 Warp Version 4 alert box appears, containingsome basic information. Select Next.

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21. An information screen will appear, requesting a name, department, andcompany. Do not fill in this information. Select Next.

22. The Select the services to install screen will appear. This screenaddresses networking and services that will be used for networking theATX mother board to the Power PC (MVME2100 Motorola) card andthe outside world.

23. Ensure the selections File and Print Client Sharing Services andTCP/IP Services are checked.

Ensure Tivoli Management Agent is not checked.

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24. Remove the check from the Netscape Communicator box to disablethis function. A warning screen will appear warning that somefunctions may not work without Netscape. Select OK to dismiss thiswarning.

NOTE If Netscape Communicator is not disabled and the machine is networkedon a corporate network, the operator may be able to “surf” the web onthe machine. This may result in degraded machine performance or otherproblems.

25. Select Next to continue.

26. The following Configuration screen will appear, containing thenetwork options that must be configured for the machine to operateproperly.

This configuration screen contains various labels, some with bluerectangles in front of them and some with red check marks. During theconfiguration process each of the red check marks and blue rectangleswill be turned into green check marks.

27. The first red check mark to be configured is the Network Adapter andProtocol Services. This will install the drivers needed to use thenetwork port. Select and highlight Network Adapter and ProtocolServices.

28. The Add Adapter dialog box appears. This screen lists the drivers thathave been preloaded, but not installed, on the system hard drive.

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29. The desired driver is not one of those preloaded by the installer, soselect the Other Adapter... button.

30. The Network Adapter Driver Diskette alert will be displayed. Thesystem will by default look for the drivers on drive A:, the floppydrive. The driver file has been provided by Universal on a CDROMlabeled Drivers IM Video, LAN Drivers P/N 506125-01. Place theDrivers CD in the CDROM drive and enter D: in the Location field.Select OK to continue.

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31. The Drivers Found alert will be displayed listing the drivers found onthe CD. Select the driver named (Intel(R) 8254xNetwork Adapter).Verify that the Ethernet button is selected, then select OK.

32. An alert will appear stating that the driver file has been loaded onto thehard drive.

Remove the Drivers CD from the drive. Select OK or press [Enter] tocontinue to the next step.

NOTE The Current Configuration list on the right side of the screen should nowshow the network adapter driver that was just copied to the hard drive. Inaddition, 2 undefined protocols may appear below the adapter. Theseundefined protocols will be removed.

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33. Before proceeding, ensure the CDROM labeled OS/2 WarpInstallation, P/N 50550001, has been loaded into the CDROM drive.

NOTE Failure to load the proper installer CD prior to executing the next stepswill force the installation procedure to abort, requiring the installationprocess to be restarted from the beginning.

34. Select the first zero (0) under the adapter driver, then select theRemove button. The following alert will appear.

Repeat this for the remaining zero under the adapter driver.

Select OK to remove the protocol.

35. With the Adapter highlighted in the Current Configuration list, selectthe Add protocol... button, the third button down on the right side.The following Add Protocol dialog box will appear listing theprotocols supported by the system.

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36. Select IBM TCP/IP, then select OK. The protocol will now appear inthe Current Configuration list. Two other protocols must still be added.

37. With the Adapter highlighted in the Current Configuration list, againselect the Add protocol... button. The Add Protocol dialog box willappear again.

38. Select IBM OS/2 NETBIOS OVER TCP/IP, then select OK. Theprotocol will now appear in the Current Configuration list.

39. The next step will assign one protocol to a specific adapter number.

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In the Current Configuration list, select IBMOS/2 NETBIOS OVERTCP/IP, then select the Change number button.

40. The Change Logical Adapter Number dialog box appears with alist of possible adapter numbers. Select 1, then select the Changebutton.

41. With the Adapter highlighted, again select the Add protocol...button. The Add Protocol dialog box will again appear.

42. Select IBMOS/2NETBIOS, then select OK. The Configuration screenwill now list all 3 protocols, with IBM OS/2 NETBIOS OVER TCP/IP assigned to Adapter 1.

43. A second adapter must now be added. In the Configuration screen,select the Add Adapter... button. The Add Adapter dialog box similarto that shown below will appear.

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44. Locate and select Intel(R) 8254xBased Network Connection in thelist, then select OK.

45. Select the second network adapter, then select the Add protocol...button.

46. The protocol screen will appear. Highlight IBMTCP/IP, then selectOK.

47. Repeat the previous 2 steps, selecting IBMOS/2 NETBIOS this time.

48. Locate and select the first protocol under the second adapter, IBMTCP/IP, then select the Change Number... button.

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49. The Change Logical Adapter Number dialog box appears with alist of possible adapter numbers. Select the number 2, then selectChange.

50. The second protocol, IBM/OS2NETBIOS, should already be assignedto adapter 2. If it is, proceed to step 51. Otherwise repeat steps 48 and49, this time selecting the second protocol under the second adapter.

51. Verify that the Configuration screen and the Current Configuration listappear as shown in the illustration below. Two INTEL(R) 8254XBased Network Connection network adapters should be listed. Thefirst adapter should have 3 protocols:

• 0 - IBM TCP/IP• 0 - IBMOS/2 NETBIOS• 1 - IBMOS/2 NETBIOS OVER TCP/IP

The second network adapter will have 2 protocols listed:

• 2 - IBMOS/2 NETBIOS• 2 - IBM TCP/IP

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52. Select the red arrow for User ID and Password to continue. Thearrow for Network Adapters and Protocol Services will become agreen check mark indicating this section has been configured. Thesection on the right side of the screen will change to allow setting andAdministrator ID and Password.

53. Verify that the caps lock is NOT on, then enter the following into theUSERID and Password fields:

USERID : USERID (will appear in upper case)PASSWORD : password (use lower case)Verify Password : password (use lower case)

NOTE Other User ID’s and Passwords may be used if additional security isrequired, but Universal’s Field Engineers will be unable to properlyservice the machine if the User ID and Password is not known. If othervalues are used, be sure to document the settings, and store theinformation in a safe location which will always be available to servicepersonnel.

54. Select the File and Print Client Sharing Services. The red arrowfor User ID and Password will change to a green check mark, and a boxfor File and Print Client will appear on the right side of the screen.

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55. The contents of the File and Print Client fields may be left as is if themachine will not be connected to a corporate network. If the machineis to be connected to a network, the contents of these fields must bechanged using values supplied by the local Information Technology(IT) organization. The contents of the fields shown in this examplewere the default values from a test installation.

NOTE For additional information, refer to the Wide Area Network (WAN)Installation (50749701) manual.

56. Select Network Adapters for File and Print Sharing. The bluedash for File and Print Client Sharing Services turns into a green checkmark. Verify that the adapters installed appear on the right underAdapters for File and Print Sharing Network.

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57. Select TCP/IP Services. Verify that there is nothing listed in thefields, other than the Installation drive, which will be a C.

Selecting any other configuration option would cause the blue dash forTCP/IP Services to change to a green check mark. This is notnecessary, nor is it necessary to check further options at this point.

58. Select Install. The following alert will pop up giving the option toperform or cancel the installation. Unless there is a need to go back tothe configuration menu, select OK to continue with the installation.

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59. The system will now install OS/2. This will take a few minutes tocomplete. Please pay attention during the installation process tomonitor the progress and note any problems that may arise.

60. Once the OS/2 files have been installed on the hard drive, the MonitorConfiguration/Selection Utility will appear. Verify that the InstallUsing Defaults for Monitor Type radio button is selected, thenselect OK.

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A Hardware Determination notice will briefly appear, the screen will goblank for a moment, and then the installation will continue.

61. The system will automatically reboot once the previous operationshave completed. During the boot process, the system will try to startthe Net Requester in an OS/2 window. Click on, and then close thewindow. The requester is not needed at this time.

NOTE The next few steps will prevent the Net Requester from starting up duringeach boot.

62. Double click on the OS/2 System icon on the desktop. The OS/2System - Icon View window will open.

63. Double click the Startup icon with the traffic light, shown circledabove. The Startup folder will open displaying any Startup items itcontains.

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64. If the NETMSG.EXE icon is present in the window, right click on it.The following popup menu will appear.

Select Delete to remove the icon. Do not remove the TCP/IP Startupicon as it must be present for the system to function.

65. Close the Startup - Icon View window. The OS/2 System - Icon Viewwindow should still be open.

66. Double click the Toolbar icon, illustrated below.

67. The toolbar will appear on the desktop. Select the OS/2 window icon,shown circled in the illustration.

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68. The OS/2 window will appear. At the [C:\] prompt, enter:rename startup.cmd startup.bakthen press [Enter]. This disables the startup.cmd file but leaves itavailable for future reference if needed.

69. In the OS/2 DOS window, select Close. The OS/2 Window alert boxwill appear.

70. This alert is a warning that the possible loss of data could occur byclosing a DOS window with an active program running. No programsare running in this case, so select Yes to dismiss the warning.

71. Close the OS/2 System - Icon View window.

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72. While the cursor is over the OS/2 desktop, right click on the trackball.The following popup window will appear.

73. Select the Properties option, the Desktop Properties window willappear. Select the Desktop tab. The Desktop - Properties dialog boxillustrated below will appear.

74. Remove the check from the Save Desktop properties box in thelower left portion of the dialog box. If left enabled, this will causesystems problems later.

75. Close the Desktop - Properties dialog box. The basic installation ofOS/2 Warp 4.5 is now complete.

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76. Click the Shutdown button in the OS/2 tool bar. The followingWorkplace Shell alert will appear.

77. Click OK, OS/2 will shut down.

78. Press Ctrl/Alt/Delete or cycle the power to restart the system.

End of Procedure.

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Changes To This Revision

Rewrote steps 62 - 78, added new screen illustrations.