OSINHDLT - HARD DISK TO HARD DISK INSTALLATION FOR LAPTOPS WITH SWAPPABLE CD-ROM AND DISKETTE DRIVES 11/14/96 ======================================================================= Hard Disk to Hard Disk Installation for Laptops with Swappable CD-ROM and Diskette Drives ======================================================================= Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures -------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION This document describes the steps necessary to install OS/2 Warp from the hard drive on laptop systems which cannot use the diskette drive and CD-ROM drive at the same time. RESOLUTION Hard Disk to Hard Disk Installation 1. Start your system with the CD-ROM drive attached and the OS/2 Warp CD-ROM in the drive. 2. Make a temporary directory on the hard drive called TEMP; type MD TEMP, then press Enter. 3. Type XCOPY X:\OS2IMAGE\*.* /S C:\TEMP and press Enter. where: X: is the CD-ROM drive, and C: is a drive that contains enough disk space to place the images and OS/2 (approximately 190 MB for OS/2 Warp 4). 4. Type the following: MD C:\DISK1, then press Enter XCOPY X:\OS2IMAGE\DISK_1\*.* C:\DISK1, then press Enter where: X: is the CD-ROM drive, and C: is a partition on the hard drive. 5. Swap in the diskette drive; insert a formatted diskette and type the following: XCOPY C:\DISK1\*.* A:\, then press Enter LABEL A: DISK 1, then press Enter 6. Edit the CONFIG.SYS on the new DISK 1. Change: SET OS2_SHELL=SYSINST2.EXE To: SET OS2_SHELL=SYSINST2.EXE C:\TEMP Save and Exit the file. 7. To start the installation you will need the following: - The original OS/2 Warp Installation Diskette - The modified DISK 1 - The original DISK 2 (for OS/2 Warp 4 only) - Diskette images in the TEMP directory on the hard disk Insert the OS/2 Installation Diskette in drive A: and restart your system. Insert the modified DISK 1 when prompted for DISK 1. warp4 ______________________________________________________________________ IBM disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of fitness and merchantability with respect to the information in this document. By furnishing this document, IBM grants no licenses to any related patents or copyrights. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995 IBM Corporation. Any trademarks and product or brand names referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information.