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June 21st, 2000, 07:10 AM
#1
HELP!! NT Server won't install!
I've found myself having to re-install NT Server on a computer with 2 SCSI HDDs, a SCSI tape drive and an IDE CD-ROM.
I'm starting the install from the boot floppies, and then doing a fresh install of NT on an unformatted 2GB partition (after deleting the existing partion with D and L). The installation goes through the file copy and at the first reboot comes up with the boot Menu ok. But after that it says detecting hardware for a few seconds, and then returns an error something like:
"Cannot start the operating system due to a hardware configuration error. Cannot find the specified boot partition."
I've tried disconnecting all devices except one hard drive and the CD-ROM drive, but still get the same error.
HELP!! This client would like his server back by tomorrow!
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June 23rd, 2000, 02:51 AM
#2
sounds like the ARC path in the boot.ini file may be miss directing the boot to the wrong partition
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June 23rd, 2000, 02:52 AM
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sounds like the ARC path in the boot.ini file may be miss directing the boot to the wrong partition
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July 9th, 2000, 11:10 AM
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Hi.
Check all your hardware against the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), which can be found on the NT CD. There is also a tool, the NT Hardware Qualifier (NTHQ), which can be extracted to a floppy and then run to query the system's hardware for compatibility - be forewarned that this can cause your system to behave in very strange ways - I have had to reset bios defaults in some cards after running this little monster. NT is very picky about what it will accept.
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