TakeFlight
Mon Jan 24 13:36:59 CST 2005
Not sure I tried this, but it is a Dell PE 1300. Will try that. I've never
had a problem booting from a shadow before, but this is my first attempt at
both a SBS and SCSI system.
Thanks, Merv!
"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> IIRC, I had a Dell PE 2300 a while back that wouldn't boot to shadow drive
> unless I removed original Drive 0 and put the shadow drive in its place.
I
> think it had something to do with the SCSI backplane in the server.
>
> --
> Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> ===================================
>
> "TakeFlight" <noway@dot.com> wrote in message
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> > SCSI drive. Unplugged the power to the original drive, so this one's
the
> > only one active. Tried fiddling with the jumper but it doesn't seem to
> > matter.
> >
> > "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%239sBHIcAFHA.3988@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > SCSI or IDE? If SCSI, did you reset the jumper on the new drive to
SCSI
> > 0?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> > > ===================================
> > >
> > > "TakeFlight" <noway@dot.com> wrote in message
> > > news:mLYId.2177$HZ.1460@okepread07...
> > > > Did that. Still no dice.
> > > >
> > > > "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in
message
> > > > news:uTKGSEQAFHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > > > MBR not written to shadow disk unless you first create a small
> > partition
> > > > on
> > > > > it, format it NTFS and then delete it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Why can't I use the other disk of the mirror set to boot Windows
NT
> > > > >
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/14673/14673.html
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> > > > > ===================================
> > > > > "TakeFlight" <noway@dot.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:rAEId.1761$HZ.134@okepread07...
> > > > > > Trying to move a functioning SBS 2000 onto a new (larger) hard
> > drive.
> > > > No
> > > > > > problem, right? Just insert the new drive and build a mirror
from
> > > Disk
> > > > > > Manager. Then power down, remove the power cable from the
> original
> > > > drive
> > > > > > and power up. No boot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I copy the boot files onto a floppy, the drive boots fine.
> I've
> > > > > verified
> > > > > > that the files are indeed present on the hard drive, and the
> > floppy's
> > > > > > boot.ini actually works unaltered.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What am I missing? If it boots from the floppy, boot.ini
> unaltered,
> > > it
> > > > > > should be something wrong with the MBR, no?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (unusual side note: booting from CD into the Recovery Console
> shows
> > > > winnt
> > > > > as
> > > > > > being drive "F" instead of "C" like I would have thought.
Running
> > > > fixboot
> > > > > > and fixmbr has no effect. Booting into Windows from the floppy
> and
> > > > > looking
> > > > > > at Disk Mgr shows "C" and "E" like they should be, and reports
no
> > > > > problems.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for any insight...this problem is getting old fast.
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