Hardware Requirements for Remote Boot of Windows NT 4.0 (158456)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q158456

SUMMARY

This article describes the hardware requirements for setting up a remote-boot server and clients under Windows NT 4.0.

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Network Requirements

Server and clients must be on the same subnet.

Network Interface Cards (NICs)

SERVER: The Windows NT 4.0 Server can accommodate any NIC listed in the Windows NT 4.0 hardware compatibility list (HCL) that supports DLC and NetBEUI.

CLIENTS: For information on client-NIC compatibility, please see the following article here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 158455
TITLE : Supported Network Adapters for Remote-Boot Clients and WinNT 4.0

System Requirements

SERVER: The server's hardware must be listed in the HCL for Windows NT 4.0.

CLIENTS: The clients' hardware must be listed in the HCL for the operating system being used.

Disk Space Requirements on the Server

0perating System                        Space Required
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LAN Manager version 2.2c for DOS        5.1 MB
MS-DOS 3.30                             0.7 MB
MS-DOS 4.01                             1.5 MB
MS-DOS 5.00                             2.8 MB
MS-DOS 6.x                              5.9 MB
WINDOWS 3.1                            12.4 MB
WINDOWS 95                              2.0 MB
WINDOWS 95 SBS                           90 MB

NOTE: Additional disk space is required for personal profiles and any program or files the client may load and save.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/8/2001
Keywords:kbnetwork KB158456
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