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It looks as though Q133491 answers my question. For those interested:
Copy the SCSI driver concerned (in my case AIC78U2.SYS) to the root
directory as NTBOOTDD.SYS
Sounds too simple to be true. I can't work out whether I need to edit the
BOOT.INI or not - any comments?
Rgds
Dan
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Dan Waldron
Diversified Data
dan@diversified.com.au
http://www.diversified.com.au
Ph: 0417-659-828 (+61-417-659-828)
Fx: 02-9832-0951 (+61-2-9832-0951)
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> From: Dale E. Reed Jr. <daler@iea-software.com>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: Re: Am I goign to have a bad weekend?
> Date: Wednesday, 11 March 1998 17:20
>
> Dan Waldron wrote:
> >
> > I have a NT 4 SP3 server running a Quantum Big Foot IDE HD which I'm
pulling
> > out on Sunday morning to replace with one of these lovely new Seagate
Ultra 2
> > Wide SCSI drives hanging off an Adaptec 2940U2W PCI controller.
> >
> > When I went to install the SCSI drive in an empty PC, NT's setup does
not
> > support the controller, and a driver must be added during set up, or a
STOP
> > error "BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_ACCESSIBLE" occurs.
> >
> > Once I've installed the new disk, I'll be restoring a tape backup with
> > registry to go back online.
> >
> > My question is how am I going to go rebooting after restoring my OLD NT
setup,
> > which *doesn't* have the driver installed? Do you think it will work if
I:
> >
> > 1. Install the 2940U2W driver in my current setup,
> > 2. Without rebooting, backup,
> > 3. Remove the IDE drive and install teh SCSI drive
> > 4. Restore the backup
> > 5. Reboot
> >
> > I think this may very well work, but I'm not sure. As a sideline, this
seems
> > like a bloody fast drive.
>
> Microsoft has some pretty good KB articles on this. Basically, you
> need to copy the drive to a specific filename on your boot drive.
> NT automatically will look for and load ONE driver, not including the
> ATAPI driver, which should be the driver for which the boot drive is
> on. It does this before actually fully bringing up the NT kernal,
> so as long as the SCSI controller support INT13 bootable drives, it
> will work.
>
> --
> Dale E. Reed Jr. (daler@iea-software.com)
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It looks as though Q133491 answers my =question. For those interested:
Copy the SCSI driver concerned =(in my case AIC78U2.SYS) to the root directory as =NTBOOTDD.SYS
Sounds too simple to be true. I can't work out =whether I need to edit the BOOT.INI or not - any =comments?
Rgds
Dan
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Dan Waldron
Diversified Data
dan@diversified.com.au
http://www.diversified.com.au
Ph: 0417-659-828 (+61-417-659-828)
Fx: =02-9832-0951 =(+61-2-9832-0951)
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> From: Dale E. Reed Jr. <daler@iea-software.com>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: Re: Am I goign to have a bad =weekend?
> Date: Wednesday, 11 March 1998 17:20
>
> =Dan Waldron wrote:
> >
> > I have a NT 4 SP3 server =running a Quantum Big Foot IDE HD which I'm pulling
> > out on =Sunday morning to replace with one of these lovely new Seagate Ultra =2
> > Wide SCSI drives hanging off an Adaptec 2940U2W PCI =controller.
> >
> > When I went to install the SCSI =drive in an empty PC, NT's setup does not
> > support the =controller, and a driver must be added during set up, or a STOP
> => error "BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_ACCESSIBLE" occurs.
> > =
> > Once I've installed the new disk, I'll be restoring a tape =backup with
> > registry to go back online.
> > =
> > My question is how am I going to go rebooting after =restoring my OLD NT setup,
> > which *doesn't* have the driver =installed? Do you think it will work if I:
> >
> > 1. =Install the 2940U2W driver in my current setup,
> > 2. Without =rebooting, backup,
> > 3. Remove the IDE drive and install teh =SCSI drive
> > 4. Restore the backup
> > 5. =Reboot
> >
> > I think this may very well work, but =I'm not sure. As a sideline, this seems
> > like a bloody fast =drive.
>
> Microsoft has some pretty good KB articles on =this. Basically, you
> need to copy the drive to a specific =filename on your boot drive.
> NT automatically will look for and =load ONE driver, not including the
> ATAPI driver, which should be =the driver for which the boot drive is
> on. It does this =before actually fully bringing up the NT kernal,
> so as long as =the SCSI controller support INT13 bootable drives, it
> will =work.
>
> --
> Dale E. Reed Jr. (daler@iea-software.com)
> =_________________________________________________________________
>= IEA Software, Inc. = | RadiusNT, Emerald, and NT =FAQs
> Internet Solutions for Today | = http://www.iea-software.com
>
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