Using a DELL 2600 PowerEdge as a Desktop PC

On Thu, 15 May 2014 15:41:15 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


Anyway,
I now have to go into BIOS and under "Integrated Devices" chang
"Embedded RAID Controller" from "Off" to "SCSI". (The "RAID" option
causes a warning that data will be lost).


This allows me to boot as far as the Windows 2000 Server splash
screen:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps5bd0f4cc.jpg,

Followed
by a "Inaccessible Boot Device" blue screen which I can't get past:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps9b47479a.jpg
(The blue screen tells me to run CHKDSK /F, but I'm not worried about
that).



I'm
going to have to use the floppy drive and F6 to install whatever
drivers I need to.



Now,
outside of needing drivers for the Adaptec SCSI card, since I want to
discard the Windows Server 2000 install on the boot drive and install
Windows XP instead, do I need an Windows XP SCSI driver for just the
"C" drive or all hard drives?

--
Looks like your drivers at the bottom link. The controller card
(Adaptec) drivers take to relate to Windows what's connected, and
Windows takes over from there...XP should show storage media
(HD's/floppies/CD-DVD/whatever is physically attached to the
controller) as available.

Yea...I wouldn't wanna screw with a corporate NT-setup box being
farmed out for peanuts or parts.

(It's like $10 on sale for a decent new PCI SATA controller, dual port
maybe external SATA port out "via pin- internal disable one port," on
NewEgg. Maybe the BIOS will provide for a boot, maybe not. On down
the road, or as long as you're flush with SCSI drives...cool;- if not,
they're not going to be near as easily to replace as P/SATA storage
media & bi-directional converters if need be - $6 shipped in from
China off Ebay, provided the extra room at end-drive connections. Just
saw a sweet little deal on the cutest new Western Digital 320G in 2.5"
formfactor for $29. Great reputation with laptop users, no rebate,
inc/ship -- TigerDirect or Fry, probably.)


http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support...160/asc-39160/

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