Long Form System Disk Rebuild Procedure for the ProfileXP
Please read the following:
If you are not able to repair the Windows NT operating system using theemergency repair disk process, then and only then you may consider rebuilding the system harddisk drive.
This is a destructive process to all configuration and additional software that you have installed and should be done only as a last resort.
Before you beginyou will need the following:
The System Disk Rebuild Procedure
A copy of Windows NT4.0 on CD-ROM
A blank floppy disk to be used for the Emergency Repair Disk
Intel PRO Driver
ATI 3D RAGE Pro Turbo Video Driver
A self installing copy of the SNMP.reg file
ContentShare CD-ROM
Profile XP Software CD-ROM
Any other software such as:
NetCentral Enterprise
TimeDelay
3rd party software
The estimated time of completion is 90 minutes.
Long Form System Disk Rebuild Procedure for the Profile XP
Please Read the following:
If you are not able to repair the Windows NT operating system using theemergency repair disk process and you are not able to receive an exchange system disk in a timely manner you may consider rebuilding the system hard disk drive. Before re-installing Windows NT you may consider booting MS-DOS and running SCANDISK to examine the system disk for disk problems and repairing the drive if necessary. A system disk rebuild procedure outline follows the optional scandisk listed below.
Optional Scandisk Procedure:
Note: If your Profile XP has the redundant option, it will be necessary to change the BIOS to use the Removable device as the first boot device. The procedure to do this starts on Page 4 of this procedure.
- Obtain a bootable DOS disk with a copy of Scandisk.
- Insert the bootable DOS disk in the floppy disk drive and reboot the machine. At the DOS prompt type scandisk and then press the Enter key.
- When prompted, select YES to start disk surface scan
- If surface problems are reported, stop this procedure and order anew Profile system drive from Grass Valley Group. If no problems werereported proceed with the System Disk RebuildProcedure.
- Exit scandisk without saving a log.
System Disk Rebuild Procedure Outline
Part 1: Installation Overview
Part 2: Initial Installation
Part 3: Install Network Adapter
Part 4: Finish Installation and Installing Service Pack 3 and the Y2K Fix
Part 5: Load ProfileXP Series Software and Arrange Start Menu
Part 6: Add RS422 Rocket Card Driver
Part 7: Miscellaneous Setup and Auto Logon
Part 8: Setup the User Account Desktop
Part 9: Installation Cleanup
Part 1: Installation Overview.
Windows NT 4.0 Installation:
This deletes all information on the system drive, loads a fresh copy of Windows NT 4.0 on the system disk and creates the partitions necessary.
Install Network Adapter:
The Network Adapter is loaded at this time so that when the Service Pack is installed it can modify as necessary network services. Also, some of the network services are necessary to support applications software. Any time NT components are added or removed the Service Pack should be reinstalled.
Service Pack 3 and Y2K Fix:
The service pack is loaded after the network adapter because it modifies adapters and services in the system. If you remove any components or devices you must reload the service pack to reconfigure the system software and hardware properly. The Y2K is for date compliance.
Video Driver Installation:
The video driver is installed after the service pack because of a conflict with Service Pack three installation.
Internet Explorer 5.01:
Ie5 is installed onto the Profile XP because it is used with the NetCentral applications software. Without the explorer NetCentral will not work.
First load of Profile XP Software:
In order for the host CPU and the i960 CPUs on the video side to communicate with each other, they need a program called an Interprocessor messaging service. The XP software installation program with no flash loads the IPM driver and the system reboot installs it. This double loading of Profile XP software is only necessary on a blank disk rebuild. Once the IPM Driver is installed it will remain.
Second load of Profile XP Software:
Now that the IPM driver is installed in the previous step, the software can be loaded and NVRAM flashed.
SNMP.reg file load:
The NetCentral program requires a dependency between PDR Access Control Service and the SNMP Service. The SNMP file is a self installing program and includes the registry data necessary for the linkage requirement.
Part 2:Initial Installation.
The Profile XP with the redundant option has the LS-120 Super Disk in place of the floppy drive. The three Windows NT Setup floppy disks will not function in the LS-120.
The Windows NT CD-ROM has a copy of the Setup disks and will boot the system in place of the floppy drive.
The following steps modify the BIOS to use the CD-ROM as the first boot device.
Modify the system BIOS to use the CDROM drive as the first boot device.
- Power on the Profile XP
- On the first screen press the F2 key to enter the setup menu
- Select (highlight) the boot menu using the right arrow key
- Use the down arrow key to select (highlight) ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
- Press the plus key on the numeric keypad twice to move the CD-ROM drive from the third boot device to the first boot device
- Insert the NT 4.0 CD into the CD-ROM drive
- Press the F10 key to save and exit setup make sure that Yes is highlighted in the Setup Confirmation window
- Press the Enter key
The system will now boot up using the NT 4.0 CD and begin the Windows NT installation process.
As you are prompted select the following:
- Press the Enter key to set up Windows NT now
Note: Windows NT set up will recognize the IDE CD-ROM
(ATAPI) PCI IDE Controller.
- Press the Enter key to Continue.
Note: A Window will now appear and discuss DOS file systems and Disc Size.
- Press the Enter key to Continue
- Press the Page Down key several times to get to the bottom of the License Agreement
- Press the F8 key to agree to the License Agreement
- Press N to install Fresh Copy
- Press Enter when “The above list matches my computer” is displayed
Next, delete any existing partitions.
- Use the arrow keys to select and highlight a partition
- Press D to delete the highlighted partition
- Press the Enter key to continue and delete the selected partition
- Press the L key to delete the partition
- Continue the previous steps until you have deleted all of the partitions (the window should indicate Unpartitioned space and then list the size of your disk drive)
Now create three new partitions:
- Press C to create a new partition
- In the partition size window, use the backspace key to delete the default partition size, then enter 2000 as the partition size enter 2000 as the partition size
- Press the Enter key to create the partition
- Use the arrow keys to highlight unpartitioned space
Use the previous four steps to continue to create new partitions until you have three partitions as shown below.
C: New (Unformatted) 2000MB
D: New (Unformatted) 2000MB
E: New (Unformatted) 2000MB
Unpartitioned space remaining disk space
Next you need to format the C: partition and install the Windows NT files onto it.
- Use the arrow keys to highlight C: New (Unformatted)
- Press the Enter key to install on the Unformatted space
- Press the Enter key to format the partition using the FAT file system
- Press the Enter key to install NT in the \WINNT directory
- Press the Esc key to skip exhaustive examination
Note: If a window should appear and indicate that a file, any file has not been copied correctly, just press the Enter key to Retry Copy and continue.
6. When Setup has finished copying files to your hard drive, remove the NT4.0 CD
7. Press the Enter key to Restart the system
You are now ready to setup the Windows NT 4.0 that you have just installed.
- When prompted to insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD
- Left mouse click OK
- Left mouse click Next to gather information on your Computer
- Select Custom
- Left mouse click Next
- Fill in the Name/Organization dialog with :
Full Name: Profile XP Media Platform
Organization: Grass Valley Group
- Left mouse click Next
- Enter the Product ID: 19996 – OEM – 0013532 - 33268
- Left mouse click Next
- Enter the Computer Name: Use the unit Serial Number from the white tag on the rear panel of the Profile XP
- Left mouse click Next
- The factory Administrator password is triton (case sensitive)
- Left mouse click Next
- Select YES – you want to create an Emergency Repair Disk
- Left mouse click Next
- At the select components, use the defaults, you need not select anything
- Left mouse click Next
Part 3: Install Networking for the Intel PRO Ethernet Adapter.
NOTE: Part three is based on the system being used in a Workgroup. If this system is to be a part of a domain, contact your network Systems Administrator before proceeding.
1.In the windows NT Setup dialog box click Next to install Windows NT Networking
- Select “This computer will participate on a network” and also “Wired to the network”
- Left mouse click Next
- Left mouse click Select from List
- Left mouse click Have Disk
- Insert the floppy disk with the Intel PRO Driver
- Enter a: in the window for the path to the driver
- Left mouse click OK
- The Intel PRO Adapter will appear in the list of Network Adapters, click OK
- Left mouse click Next
- Select (boxes checked) TCP/IP Protocol and NetBEUI Protocol
- Left mouse click Next
- Left mouse click Select from List
- Locate and left mouse click Simple TCP/IP Services to highlight it
- Left mouse click OK
- Left mouse click Select from List
- Locate and left mouse click SNMP Service to highlight it
- Left mouse click OK
The following list should have their boxes checked.
SNMP Service NetBIOS Interface
Simple TCP/IP Services Workstation
RPC Configuration Server
- Left mouse click Next
- Left mouse click Next to install selected components
- In the Adapter Properties (557 Set) window, click OK
- Left mouse click No to DHCP server on your network
- Left mouse click OK in the Microsoft SNMP Properties dialog box
- Enter the IP address for the Profile XP in the TCP/IP Properties dialog box
- Enter the Subnet mask
- Enter the Ethernet IP address for your Gateway if you are using one
- Left mouse click OK
- In the network bindings, set NetBEUI as the preferred protocol for Workstation, Server and NetBIOS using the following procedure:
- Double left mouse click NetBIOS Interface
- Left mouse click NetBEUI Protocol to highlight it
- Left mouse click the Move up button
- Double left mouse click Server
- Left mouse click NetBEUI Protocol to highlight it
- Left mouse click the Move up button
- Double left mouse click Workstation
- Left mouse click NetBeui Protocol to highlight it
- Left mouse click the Move up Button
- Left mouse click Next to accept your changes
- Left mouse click Next to start the network
- Left mouse click Workgroup
- Enter the Workgroup name or use the default name, WORKGROUP
- Left mouse click Next
- Left mouse click Finish to finish setup
Part 4: Finish Installation and Install the Service Pack and Y2K Fix
Select your Time Zone
- Left mouse click the tab labeled Time Zone
- Use the Pull Down menu to select the correct Time Zone for your area
- Click Close
Enter the correct Date and Time
- Left mouse click the tab labeled Date & Time
- Select the correct Month, Day and Year
- Highlight the Time with the mouse and enter the correct time
- Left mouse click Close
- Left mouse click OK in the Detected Display dialog box
- Left mouse click OK to the Display Properties window
- When prompted to, remove the Intel PRO driver floppy disk and insert the floppy disk to be used for the system Emergency Repair Disk
- Left mouse click OK in the Setup dialog box
- Remove the floppy disk and CD
Note: Be sure to label the floppy disk Emergency Repair Disk and write the serial number of the Profile on it.
- Left mouse click Restart Computer
Modify the Profile BIOS for the correct order of Boot Devices for systems with the redundant option.
- At boot time, press the F2 key to enter setup
- Select the Boot menu using the right arrow key
- Use the down arrow key to highlight the first boot device the ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
- Press the minus key on the numeric keypad to move the ATAPI CD-ROM Drive to the third boot device position.
- Press the F10 key
- Ensure that Yes is highlighted in the Setup Confirmation window
- Press the Enter key to restart the Profile XP
Copy the i386 and Support folders from the Windows NT 4.0 Workstation CD onto the Profile system drive.
- Logon using the administrator account
- In the Welcome dialog box, deselect “Show this welcome screen next time you start Windows NT”, the click Close
- Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD
- Close the Windows NT CDROM dialog box
- Right mouse click the START Button
- Left mouse click Explore
- Locate and double left mouse click the CDROM drive icon (F:)
- Using the right mouse button, click and drag the i386 folder to C:
- Left mouse click Copy Here
- Using the right mouse button, click and drag the Support folder to C:
- Left mouse click Copy Here
- When the copying is finished close the Explorer window
- Remove the Windows NT 4.0 CD
Now install Service Pack 3 onto your Profile.
- Insert the Profile XP software CD into the drive
- Left mouse click Cancel in the CD Launcher window
- Using the right mouse button, click the Start button
- Left mouse click Explore
- Left mouse click C:\i386
- In the File menu select New then folder
- Rename the New Folder to NT40
- Locate and double click the CDROM drive (F:)
- Double left mouse click nt40sp3 folder
- Right mouse click the folder titled full to bring up the shortcut menu
- Left mouse click copy
- Right mouse click C:\i386\NT40 to bring up the shortcut menu
- Left mouse click Paste
- Close the Explorer window
- Left mouse click the Start button
- Left mouse click Run
- In the Run window enter the path
c:\i386\NT40\full\update - Left mouse click OK
- Left mouse click Next in the Welcome window
- Left mouse click OK to Software License Agreement
- Left mouse click Next to install the Service Pack
- Select “Yes, I want to create an Uninstall Directory”, then click Next
- Left mouse click Finish to Install the Service Pack on your computer
- Left mouse click OK in the Windows NT Service Pack Setup dialog box
Note: The system will automatically reboot itself at this
time.
- Login as the administrator
- Close any windows that are open
Install the Y2K fix.
- Right mouse click the Start button
- Left mouse click Explore
- Locate and double click the CDROM drive (F:)
- Right mouse click the nt40sp3y2k folder to bring up the shortcut menu
- Left mouse click copy
- Right mouse click C:\i386\NT40 to bring up the shortcut menu
- Left mouse click Paste
- Close the Explorer window
- Left mouse click the Start button
- Left mouse click Run
- In the Run window enter the path
c:\i386\NT40\nt40sp3y2k\y2kfixi - Left mouse click OK
- Left mouse click OK to Windows NT Hot Fix Setup window
- Remove the CD
Note: The system will automatically reboot itself at this
time.
- Login as the administrator
- Close any windows that are open
Now install the ATI 3D RAGE PRO Turbo video driver. The following procedure uses the ATI Driver acquired from their web page. The drivers list is located in a folder tilted nt40.
1.Double click my computer on the desktop
2.Double click Control Panel
3.Double click the Display icon
4.Left mouse click the Settings tab
5.Left mouse click Display type button
6.Left mouse click the Change button
7.Left mouse click Have Disk