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Boot Dot Ini Examples

This document provides examples of boot.ini file configurations for different Avid platforms, including DS Nitris, Symphony Nitris, Media Composer, Interplay Engine, and Archive Engine. It includes operating system entries and default boot options. Additionally, it lists some Microsoft articles with information on editing the boot.ini file in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000/NT environments.

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Boot Dot Ini Examples

This document provides examples of boot.ini file configurations for different Avid platforms, including DS Nitris, Symphony Nitris, Media Composer, Interplay Engine, and Archive Engine. It includes operating system entries and default boot options. Additionally, it lists some Microsoft articles with information on editing the boot.ini file in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000/NT environments.

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Boot.

ini file examples for Avid Platforms

Avid DS Nitris version v7.0

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional 3GB" /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=2400
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

The line in blue here is added when the Microsoft Recovery Console Option is installed. The Avid Recovery Image used by this version of
DS Nitris installed the Recovery Console by default.

Avid DS Nitris versions (v7.5 onwards x86 32 bit platforms only - modification not required for x64 versions)

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional 3GB /USERVA=2700" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /3GB /USERVA=2700
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

Avid Symphony Nitris (v1.0 onwards)

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Avid 2.5GB" /3GB /USERVA=2500
/fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Avid Media Composer / NewsCutter / Xpress Pro with more than 2 GBs of RAM installed

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Avid 2.7GB" /3GB /userva=2700 /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Avid Interplay Engine Cluster Server and Archive Engine Cluster Server

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /3GB
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Boot Mirror C: - secondary plex"/noexecute=optout /fastdetect /3GB

Avid Interplay Engine Server, Archive Engine Server and Media Indexer Server

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /3GB
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Boot Mirror C: - secondary plex"/noexecute=optout /fastdetect /3GB
Microsoft Articles on boot.ini editing

How to manually edit the Boot.ini file in a Windows Server 2003 environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323427/en-us

A description of the 4 GB RAM Tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=291988

How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/en-us

Purpose of the BOOT.INI File in Windows 2000 or Windows NT


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/99743/en-us

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