Re: Installing SCSI controller Drivers

From: Tom (Tbomb_at_abcboss.com)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 03:56:47 -0700

Cool..that's what I needed to know.
Is it also possible to reload a driver within
dos to fix a driver issue that is causing the
system to not boot. I upgraded the controller
driver and get a drive not accessible error message.
I didn't create a backup disk, though. Thanks, Tom

>-----Original Message-----
>You'll want to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-
Rom. The set of four
>install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-
Rom; change to the
>\bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or
>makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.
>
>Then *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system)
>in the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and
select S to specify
>additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer
>supplied Windows 2000 driver for your scsi controller in
drive "A"
>
>If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers,
then it may be too
>late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have
already assigned the
>resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.
>
>When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and
or other partitions
>found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the
install, then again
>restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to
avoid unexpected drive
>letter assignments with your new install.
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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>
>
>"Tom" wrote:
>| Is it possible to install a scsi controller driver
>| manually from a boot disk?
>
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