PRB: Unattended Installation Using AGP Video Cards (178275)

SYMPTOMS

When you perform an unattended installation on a computer that uses Advanced Graphic Port (AGP) technology, your system will restart with one of the following error messages:

Invalid Display Settings

The currently selected display resolution is invalid.

The default resolution has been temporarily used by the system.

Please use the Display option in the Windows NT Control Panel to select your preferred display resolution.

One of these messages is displayed even though a valid resolution supported by the adapter has been selected.

CAUSE

On systems with a PCI bridge, Windows NT Service Pack 3 is required prior to installing AGP video drivers. Because this is an unattended installation using AGP drivers, the video drivers are installed prior to SP3 being installed. For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

174567 AGP Video Support for Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0

RESOLUTION

The problem can be resolved by using the HAL from SP3 during the unattended installation. Modifications were made to the HAL in SP3 to accommodate AGP technology.

You should identify which specific HAL the computer requires and only copy those files. You can copy all of the HAL files to the distribution server, but it is not recommended.

On the distribution share containing the source files, rename the original HAL to HAL.ORG
Copy the desired HAL from the Windows NT Service Pack 3 compact disc to the distribution share containing the source files.
Continue with the unattended installation.

Example of HALs to be installed, based on computer type.

   486c_up       = hal486c.dll
   astmf_mp      = halast.dll
   cbus2_mp      = halcbus.dll
   cbusmc_mp     = halcbusm.dll
   e_isa_up      = hal.dll
   mca_up        = halmca.dll
   mps_up        = halapic.dll
   mps_mp        = halmps.dll
   mps_mca_mp    = halmpsm.dll
   ncr3x_mp      = halncr.dll
   oli5030_mp    = haloli.dll
   syspro_mp     = halsp.dll
   wyse7000_mp   = halwyse7.dll

NOTE: In order to ensure proper functionality of the computer, apply Service Pack 3 (SP3) either during or after the unattended install is completed. Simply copying the Service Pack 3 files in this article does not constitute the application of Service Pack 3. Service Pack 3 can be applied during an unattended Setup using the /e command-line switch with the WINNT command (for additional information about the /e command-line switch, please see the NT Deployment Guide), or it can be manually applied after the computer is starts for the first time.