This section describes keys you can add to specify what hardware is detected during setup, and what hardware support is installed.
If the RAS parameters include the line DeviceType = Modem, the following line must be included in the [Modem] section:
InstallModem = Modem _Parameter_Section
where Modem_Parameter_Section is a section that you create and give any name you choose. This section contains the parameters required to install the modem on a specified COM port. If the section is empty, RAS will detect modems on its pre-configured ports and install any modem it finds.
The [Modem_Parameter_Section] contains one line for each COM port on which a modem is to be installed, using the following syntax:
[Modem_Parameter_Section]
COMx = "description" [,Manufacturer, Provider]
Where:
COMx
identifies the COM port on which the modem is to be installed (for example COM1, COM2…)
description
must match a modem description in a Mdmxxxxx.inf file that corresponds to the modem to be installed. This string must be enclosed in quotes.
Manufacturer
is an optional field that identifies the manufacturer of a particular modem when description is not unique to a particular manufacturer.
Provider
is an optional field that identifies the provider of a particular modem when description is not unique to a particular manufacturer.
You can have the user confirm the hardware and mass storage devices detected by Setup, or you can specify that Setup proceed with the installation without seeking confirmation. Mass storage devices include any devices controlled by a SCSI mini port driver. For example, all CD-ROM drives, SCSI adapters, and hard drive controllers (except ATdisk, abiosdsk, and standard floppy disks) are mass storage devices.
To specify whether the user is to confirm the hardware detected, add the following line to the [Unattended] section:
ConfirmHardware = yes | no
Yes indicates that the user must confirm hardware and mass storage devices detected by the Setup program. No indicates that the Setup program should use hardware detected by the Setup program.
This key can only be specified in the answer file, not in the UDF.
Note
If OEMPreinstall = yes, then the ConfirmHardware key is ignored.
When installing onto an x86-based computer, you can have Setup prepare the system for mass storage devices you specify, even if they are not physically present on the system at the time you perform the installation. To do so, add the section [DetectedMassStorage]. Copy the entries for the devices you want to specify from the [SCSI] section of the Txtsetup.sif file. This file is on the Setup boot floppy disks.
This section can only be specified in the answer file, not in the UDF.
If this section is present and contains entries, support for the specified devices will be included in the installation, as if the devices had actually been detected by Setup.
If this section is present and has no entries, the result is the same as if Setup detected no mass storage devices.
If this section is not present, Setup will attempt to detect the mass storage devices on the computer by loading all known miniport drivers.
To specify a keyboard layout, add the following line to the [Unattended] section:
KeyboardLayout = layout_description
This key is optional. If the KeyboardLayout key is not specified or is absent, Setup will detect and install a keyboard layout from the retail Windows NT Workstation product.
The layout_description value must match one of the strings in the [KeyboardLayout] section of Txtsetup.sif.
This key can only be specified in the answer file, not in the UDF.