Re: Installation: doesn't see setup files on hard drive?
From: Frank W. (reply_to_newsgroup_at_please.ccom)
Date: 02/10/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:46:51 -0600
> Is the scsi controller integrated or add-on? Check to see what device is the
> boot device in cmos setup and or scsi controller bios (if add-on).
Its an Adaptec PCI card. When I did the attempted install I removed the power plug to the drive. Should
I remove the cable? Should I remove the SCSI PCI card? (never thought of that - maybe it thinks
something is there because the card is there?)
> Near the bottom of this article is the procedure for running winnt.exe from
> a dos boot disk. But this won't circumvent drive controller issue.
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http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/2000/professional/reskit/en-us/part2/proch04.mspx
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> "Frank W." wrote:
> | Just plain old IDE for the drive I'm installing. BUT...I have been using
> Win2k on a SCSI drive for 2
> | years. Is there a chance its still looking for the SCSI drive? I have
> the CMOS set to start with
> | "CDrom, C" and its booting off the CD OK. And when I set it to "C only"
> it doesn't see the CDrom. So
> | that seems to work.
> |
> | What about copying all the CDrom files to the hard drive and booting with
> it? I read in a Windows
> | Resource Kit book a long time ago that an install from a hard drive is far
> faster and efficient than from
> | a CD. Any URL explaingin that procedure would be great. I have several
> hard drives so its no problem
> | moving stuff around. As for the problem of not being able to choose the
> size of the partition during the
> | install, I'll use Partition Magic later. Not worried about that now.
>
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