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Hi all,just been given a old dual processor server with a couple of scsi drives in it.
Now bios detects them,but after it posts it says something about no boot rom for them.


Also has a symbios configuration utility but I dont understand what to do with this!


Can anybody please please please help me:D
 
I now nothing either, but a few pointers:

CPU?
Mobo?
Drives?
Cables?

...might be useful to the SCSI people on here. :p
 
cpu: dual pentium 2 processors,running at 233mhz:(
Mobo:Cant find out the details:(
Cables: 68 pin? ribbon type thingymajigs:p

hope that helps!
 
Right I have symbios logic scsi configuration utility and it reports 2x quantum viking

i have a menu where i can go to these drives and it gives me options such as format(which fails)
sync rate
scan for scsi luns and a few other bits etc.


Im soooo lost:(
 
Hmm have you had the case of the machine openat all. Sounds like the SCSI drives won't format as they aren't terminated properly. Not a SCSI expert butI have had a play with SCSI equipment.
 
uhm,the case is open at the moment,setup the way they were when i got it:(

both drives running off the one lead.

although looking at the drives they have no jumpers on???

If I had hair Id be pulling it out now:(


edit:

should i put a ide drive in their????HELP ME!lol
 
Putting an IDE drive in won't hurt it, get an operating system on there, you best bet is going to be something NT based, win 2000 if you have it. Then you might stand a chance of getting those SCSI drives going.

Just curious but what do you plan to use this machine for ??
 
Did the SCSI tool tell you what size the drives were ? I;m guessing at the age of the machine they'll be 2.1, maybe 4 gig drives.
 
Right its bluescreened twice installing 2k,am going to try without the scsi drives plugged in,see if that makes a difference:)
 
i couldnt figure it out,far too confusing for someone like me;)

setupdd.sys is what its blue screening on:(
 
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You can't be that bad.

You might fina limiation when you put an ide drive in, depending on what size it is, I'd say any bigger than 10 gig in that machine and it won't take it.
 
When you go into the symbios configuration does it say anything else ? like version etc

also is there any numbers at all on the motherboard ?
 
Sounds like it's ram thats the problem, windows is really fussy about ram, if it's not macthed I'm pretty confident thats casuing it. Although cables might also be a problem.
 
its looking incredibly poor:(

640k system ram
31744k extended ram
0512 cache sram


shall look for a few sticks later on as well:)
 
symbios logic scsi configuration utility version 1.10
sym53c875 port:f800 Irq lvl:11 current:on Next boot:on NV Ram found:yes
sym53c875 port:f400 Irq lvl:10 current:on Next boot:on NV Ram found:yes


thats what the scsi thingy majingy says:p
 
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