Re: Can't Boot off SCSI LSI Logic board with Intel 955x Chipset - Win XP

"Robert Heller" <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d1a64$4421e797$cb248f0$23099@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
fourthclass@xxxxxxxxx, In a message on 22 Mar 2006 15:23:56 -0800, wrote :

f> Hi there, I am hoping, as do many who post here, that someone will be
f> able to help me.
f>
f> I've recently put together a new machine using a LSI Logic 121320-BR
f> SCSI controller card, a Hitachi Ultrastar 15k SCSI hard drive, and an
f> Intel 955x chipset. To minimize potential variables let's just
f> assume I only have ONE drive (the SCSI) attached the to system and am
f> NOT raiding or mirroring the drive. Only at this time, I've called LSI
f> and Hitachi whom have helped me very little on this matter.
f>
f> My problem is, after installing windows XP Pro onto the SCSI hard
f> drive, I cannot get it to boot off it.
f>
f> I have flashed the bios' on both boards to the most up-to-date, and
f> upgraded the LSI's firmware.
f>
f> The boot sequence is set to the SCSI board on the Intel chipset.
f>
f> The hard drive is set to ID0, is seen correctly and set for boot in the
f> LSI's bios.
f>
f> I have a terminator plug at the correct location on the cable.
f>
f> I'm using the most updated drivers for the logic board when installing
f> windows and pressing F6.
f>
f> When booting I get a black screen with a cursor at the top left corner
f> for about a minute, then a disk error, saying it can't find any devices.
f>
f> I need to know if this is a hard drive problem, maybe compatibly issues
f> with Intel and LSI Logic, or is it software? Is there a problem
f> arising with the master boot record or partitioning of the disk?

Really obvious question: is MS-Windows installed on the first primary
partition of the drive?

No, the really obvious question is what the exact error message was.

Apparently he has decided to make it a point not to tell what it
was and not make any effort in finding out where it came from.
He demands to be helped but refuses to help himself.
He's a troll.
That's why I asked the question, and as usual I wasn't disappointed.


Just for comparison, do you have any sort of Linux boot/install CDs?
Does, for example, a FC, WBL, or Centos CD1 come up and believe you have
a disk you could install Linux on?

f>

f> Any information, ideas, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Not.

f>
f>

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Not able to boot from SCSI disk on SYM21002 but all other works
    ... It is a two channel SCSI hba with 16 bit SCSI and PCI interface. ... as I tried to boot the new system from the SCSI disk it presents only "PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOT' and stops. ... So if any of the drives in the SCSI system could be found this would be enabled as C: ...
    (comp.periphs.scsi)
  • Re: need help repairing this system... mount issues
    ... > i am able to boot, but i'm having some issues now. ... Uh -- which sort of disk drive do you have? ... driver, SCSI use 'da'. ... the device files are missing, you can generate them from single user ...
    (freebsd-questions)
  • Re: Cant Boot off SCSI LSI Logic board with Intel 955x Chipset - Win XP
    ... f> SCSI controller card, a Hitachi Ultrastar 15k SCSI hard drive, and an ... f> The boot sequence is set to the SCSI board on the Intel chipset. ... f> I'm using the most updated drivers for the logic board when installing ... f> arising with the master boot record or partitioning of the disk? ...
    (comp.periphs.scsi)
  • Re: SCSI Error
    ... > I added about the SCSI components. ... > But I saw the error during first boot. ... > "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration ... > Could not read from the selected boot disk. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded)
  • Re: Freeze During Boot With 6.2-RELEASE Install Disk
    ... recognize the SCSI disk, even in the Adaptec SCSI card's BIOS. ... That said, when I pop in my 6.2-RELEASE boot disk, it comes up, loads ... garbage out there that FreeBSD has some difficulty with. ...
    (freebsd-questions)