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Chapter 1: IntroductionInstallation MethodsThe purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive set ofinstructions for loading/installing an off-the-shelf operating systemonto an NCR 7460 or NCR 7451 retail terminal that does not have apre-loaded operating system on the hard drive.The NCR 7451 and 7460 do not have the standard installation media(Flex Disk/CD-ROM) and therefore require special procedures.Even though some of the Microsoft Operating Systems are distributedon bootable CDs, they do not contain the drivers for the optionalBackpack CD-ROM drive. Therefore, you can use the methodsdescribed in this document to load the operating system installationfiles onto the terminal hard drive.There are two methods that can be used to install an operating system.• External Flex Diskette (parallel port)• FitClient Manager (LAN)Both of these methods are discussed in this document.