N00b to scsi drives

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 13:56

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

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 14:26

cpu: dual pentium 2 processors,running at 233mhz

Mobo:Cant find out the details

Cables: 68 pin? ribbon type thingymajigs

hope that helps!

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 14:37

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

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:08

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

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:17

im not sure yet

just trying to put 2k on it

thanks for the help

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:20

Right its bluescreened twice installing 2k,am going to try without the scsi drives plugged in,see if that makes a difference

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:20

i couldnt figure it out,far too confusing for someone like me

setupdd.sys is what its blue screening on

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:28

setupdd.sys is what its blue screening on.

Ive put a 8.4gb drive in it

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:34

it only has 1 stick in it

on next boot i will go into the symbios thing

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:43

its looking incredibly poor

640k system ram
31744k extended ram
0512 cache sram

shall look for a few sticks later on as well

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 15:45

symbios logic scsi configuration utility version 1.10
sym53c875 port:f800 Irq lvl:11 current

n Next boot

n NV Ram found:yes
sym53c875 port:f400 Irq lvl:10 current

n Next boot

n NV Ram found:yes

thats what the scsi thingy majingy says

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 16:02

Also says something about symbios PCI boot rom not installed:s

Immortal · 19 Jan 2006 at 16:17

same problem with xp as win2k.

File setupdd.sys could not be loaded.
The error code is 4.
setup cannot continue.