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margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed1"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <h3>Windows NT 4.0 </h3> </div> <a name="wp956824"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed2"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <h4>Support</h4> </div> <a name="wp956825"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products: </div> <a name="wp956826"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2-Service Pack 6a required<br />No support for Virtual SMP</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp956827"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2-Service Pack 6a required</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp956828"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1-Service Pack 6a required</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp1046459"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware Server 1.0-Service Pack 6a required<br />No support for Virtual SMP</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp956830"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware ESX Server 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 3.0-Service Pack 6a required<br />No support for Virtual SMP</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp956831"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt" class="pnote"> <b>Note:</b> If you are installing a guest operating system through VMware VirtualCenter, be sure it is supported under the VMware product-ESX Server or GSX Server-on which you are running the virtual machine. </div> <a name="wp956832"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed2"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <h4>General Installation Notes</h4> </div> <a name="wp956836"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> Be sure to read <a href="guestos_general.htm">General Guidelines for All VMware Products</a> as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system. </div> <a name="wp956837"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> You can install Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation or Server) in a virtual machine using the standard Windows NT CD. If your VMware product supports it, you can also install from a PXE server. </div> <a name="wp956838"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> <b class="cBold">VMware GSX Server:</b> If you intend to run a Windows NT virtual machine with IDE virtual disks on a multiprocessor host computer, you might notice slower than expected disk input/output performance. For more information, see Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts in the GSX Server documentation. </div> <a name="wp956839"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine </div> <a name="wp956840"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Installation Steps</b> </div> <a name="wp956841"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">1 Insert the Windows NT CD in the CD-ROM drive.</div> <a name="wp956842"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing Windows NT.</div> <a name="wp956843"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">3 Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical machine.</div> <a name="wp956845"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">4 Virtual disks support DMA transfers for better performance.</div> <a name="wp956846"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenTextInd"> You can enable the feature after installing Windows NT. You need the NT Service Pack 3 or 4 CD to enable this option. Once the virtual machine is running Windows NT, insert the SP3 or SP4 CD in the drive, run <span class="ccommand"><tt>DMACHECK.EXE</tt></span> from the <span class="ccommand"><tt>\SUPPORT\UTILS\I386</tt></span> folder on the CD and click the Enabled option for the IDE controller/channel that is configured with the virtual disk (typically channel 0 only, unless you have the virtual machine configured with multiple virtual disks). </div> <a name="wp956847"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt" class="pnoteInd"> <b>Note:</b> The DMA option should not be enabled for any IDE channel that has a CD-ROM drive configured for it. Enabling DMA for such a configuration causes an error. If you have a virtual disk and a CD-ROM attached as master and slave to the primary IDE controller (channel 0) and you want to enable DMA, power off the virtual machine and use the Configuration Editor to move the CD-ROM to the secondary IDE controller (channel 1) at IDE 1:0. Then boot the virtual machine with Windows NT, run <span class="ccommand"><tt>DMACHECK</tt></span> and enable DMA for channel 0 only. </div> <a name="wp956848"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt" class="pnoteInd"> <b>Note:</b> DMA is always enabled on SCSI virtual disks. </div> <a name="wp956849"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>VMware Tools</b> </div> <a name="wp956850"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at <span class="cWebJump"><a href="http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340" target="_window">www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340</a></span>. </div> <a name="wp956853"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Setting up a Windows NT 4.0 Guest with Multiple Disks</b> </div> <a name="wp956854"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> To set up a virtual machine running Windows NT 4.0 and using multiple disks, you must first create a virtual machine with only one disk. Install Windows NT on that disk. Then use the configuration tools in your VMware product to add the additional disks. </div> <a name="wp956855"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> In addition, note that if you have a Windows NT 4.0 guest with a SCSI virtual disk, you cannot add both an additional SCSI disk and an IDE disk to the configuration. </div> <a name="wp956857"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Enabling Networking After Installing Windows NT</b> </div> <a name="wp956858"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> If networking was disabled at the time you installed Windows NT, you can enable it after installing the operating system. Shut down Windows NT and power off the virtual machine. Add the network adapter to the virtual machine&#39;s configuration, and then follow the instructions below to install the network driver in the Windows NT guest operating system. </div> <a name="wp956859"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">1 Power on the virtual machine.</div> <a name="wp956860"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">2 While Windows NT is booting, insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD in the CD-ROM drive.</div> <a name="wp956861"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">3 Log on to Windows NT and install the AMD PCNET driver:</div> <a name="wp956862"> </a><div style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none"> a Open the Network properties page by double-clicking the Network icon in Control Panel. Change to the Network Adapters screen by clicking the Adapters tab. </div> <a name="wp956863"> </a><div style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none"> b Click the Add button and select the AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter from the list. </div> <a name="wp956864"> </a><div style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none"> c A message pops up prompting you to enter a path for the Windows NT files. Specify the <span class="ccommand"><tt>\i386</tt></span> folder on the CD in the path you enter (for example, type <span class="ccommand"><tt>D:\i386</tt></span> if the CD is in drive D) and click Continue. </div> <a name="wp956865"> </a><div style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none"> d Windows NT setup prompts you for the Windows NT files again. Click Continue. </div> <a name="wp956866"> </a><div style="color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none"> e Use the default adapter settings; they do not need to be changed. Windows NT setup prompts you again for a path to the Windows NT files. Click Continue to finish installing the driver. </div> <a name="wp956868"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Enabling Sound in a Windows NT Guest</b> </div> <a name="wp956871"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> <b class="cBold">VMware GSX Server:</b> The sound device is disabled by default and must be enabled with the virtual machine settings editor (VM &gt; Settings) after the operating system has been installed. To set up the virtual machine to play sound, see Configuring Sound in the product documentation. </div> <a name="wp956874"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed2"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <h4>Known Issues</h4> </div> <a name="wp956876"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Guest Screen Saver</b> </div> <a name="wp956877"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> <b class="cBold">VMware Workstation:</b> On a Linux host with an XFree86 3.x X server, it is best not to run a screen saver in the guest operating system. Guest screen savers that demand a lot of processing power can cause the X server on the host to freeze. </div> <a name="wp956879"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Memory Limits if Installing with No Service Pack</b> </div> <a name="wp956880"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> If your Windows NT 4.0 installation disc does not include at least Service Pack 2, you cannot install the operating system in a virtual machine that has more than 3,444MB of memory. To work around the problem, temporarily reduce the memory size of the virtual machine to 3,444MB or less, install Windows NT, install Service Pack 6a, and then set the memory size to the value you want. </div> <a name="wp956882"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>Disable PAE in ESX Server Virtual Machines</b> </div> <a name="wp956883"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> <b class="cBold">EXS Server 2.5.x:</b> Although ESX Server 2.5.x virtual machines are compatible with Physical Address Extension (PAE), they are not optimized for it. As a result, guest operating systems with PAE enabled might experience poor performance. For best performance, VMware recommends that you disable PAE in guest operating systems. For more information and instructions on disabling PAE, see the knowledge base article at<br /> <span class="cWebJump"><a href="http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2020" target="_window">www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2020</a></span>. </div> <a name="wp956885"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>Windows NT 4.0 </title> <b>ESX Server Virtual Machine Running Windows Might Fail to Power On If Not Rebooted after VMware Tools Installation</b> </div> <a name="wp956887"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> <b class="cBold">EXS Server 2.5.x:</b> After you install VMware Tools on an ESX Server 2.5.x virtual machine that is running Microsoft Windows, the VMware Tools installer asks you to reboot the virtual machine. If you choose not to reboot at that time, and subsequently remove power from the virtual machine, either by using the button Power Off Virtual Machine in the remote console, or by shutting down the ESX Server, you might then be unable to power on the virtual machine again. When you attempt to do so, the virtual machine might fail to boot up, displaying the message <span class="ccommand"><tt>STOP 0x0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE</tt></span>. 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