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Can't PXE boot with IDE card installed
I am trying to build a jbod from existing MB and drives, but I want it
to PXE boot. I find that if I install just about any PCI IDE or SATA disk controller card, the system will not PXE boot. I have tried Maxtor, Promise and SIIG cards. I have tried two differenet motherboards - on one the LAN boot option drops of the boot list if the PCI controller card is installed, on the other it remains on list but boot fails. Both MB have built-in ethernet with LAN boot option, but I have also tried with an RTL8139 based card with an MBA room installed, with the same result. I should add that I am pretty sure all the hardware is ok - if I remove the card PXE boot works, and if I switch to another boot device the controller cards work. I found a posting on usenet warning against having too many potential boot devices, for fear of running out of "bios memory space", but disabling devices in the BIOS setup didn't help. An FAQ at the Argon Technologies site suggests changing switching ints 18 and 19, but the card I purchased from them doesn't seem to have that ability. Any ideas? I am open to purchasing a different NIC or controller, but want a simple $50 IDE paddle board, not a $500 3ware RAID controller or I will feel I have made an awful mess of this project. Daniel Feenberg feenberg isat nber dotte org 617-588-0343 |
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