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(UniATA guide)
When that's done, run the following command:
 
<pre>qemu-system-i386 -hda winnt4.img -cdrom winnt4_iso_name.iso -device VGA -cpu pentium3 -m 128 -accel kvm -M pc,hpet=off -netdev user,id=lan -device pcnet,netdev=lan -rtc base=localtime -monitor stdio</pre>
 
The CPU is set to <code>pentium3</code> here to prevent a bug that occurs in the NT 4 setup on newer CPUs which causes a BSOD.
 
We set the memory to 128 MB of RAM, but NT 4 can run on as little as 16 MB of RAM, but that's unrecommendednot recommended if you want to be running any programs.
 
The installation is pretty self explanatory. In the setup, skip creating an emergency repair disk, and choose the defaults for the Ethernet adapter. Say yes to using DHCP.
# Select VBE Miniport - Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA).
# Reboot
 
=== UniATA Installation Guide ===
This driver is required to be able to use DMA and have faster writing speeds on NT 4.0. Also it works on other NT versions such as 3.51.
 
# Download the [http://alter.org.ua/en/soft/win/uni_ata/BusMaster_v47b.rar UniATA driver] itself.
# Navigate to the Control Panel and open the SCSI Adapters Control Panel Applet.
# Click Add Button then Have Disk.
# Select the uata_nt4.inf file from the <code><uniata folder>\NT4</code> directory.
# Select "Universal BusMaster ATA/ATAPI Driver" from the list.
# If asked for the UniATA.sys file, navigate to it then hit OK.
# Before rebooting, remove the default IDE controller from the SCSI Adapters list then Reboot.
 
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