Re: [WinMac] GPF Booting NT?
weesh(weesh[at]mindspring.com)
Fri, 21 May 1999 08:10:44 -0500
expresso@snip.net (a.k.a.) Daniel L. Schwartz spake thusly on 5/21/99
7:04 AM:
> What would I call this?
>
> YEEEOWWW!
>
> All kidding aside, it looks more like either a hardware problem, or a
>BIOS problem. NT (on a pee-cee) starts out in 16 bit DOS mode using BIOS,
>then flushes out the BIOS drivers for its own native 32 bit drivers. The
>tip-off is that this is occurring even before the OS selector screen is
>coming up.
Turns out my C: drive is completely toasted. Running ScanDisk (for 24
hours!) didn't complete so I have a new drive which will arrive today.....
Next subject: while I have a backup of the C drive, I need to install
some sort of OS to run NTbackup to restore.....is there a better way to
prepare for this type of disaster? Is there a way to boot NT or any PC
without a C: drive? I actually have NT installed on different drive, is
there a way to get there?
I have a SCSI adapter which (seems to) remap the drives when I unplug the
C drive so my D drive now shows up as C. Are there files I can manually
place there to allow be to boot? Is is possible to prepare a system to
boot from an alternate drive? Am I correct in assuming SCSI uses the
lowest number address as the implied C drive so I could change the SCSI
ID's to boot from another drive?
Just a few questions........<g>
->Ken
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Ken Wieschhoff
Siren Enterprises
(770)813-0231
ICQ 30757206
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