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I´ve got an old deskpro2000 now running with 2 ISA network cards under
Win98SE. Next problems and questions: I have one old 3.2 GB HDD holding the
Win98SE system installed permanently on the on-board IDE interface. I have
installed an ATA-100 Promise PCI board for bigger harddisks. For these I
have installed a rack for removable HDDs. When I have booted successfully
with both disks in place, they work ok. Also making images with Norton
Ghost (an image of the small disk onto the bigger disk) works fine. Then I
turn the machine off, remove the removable HDD-cartridge, so there is only
the 3.2 GB disk with the Windows-system on board. After booting again, the
Promise ATA-100 controler´s BIOS is not installed since there is no disk
found, thereafter the booting process hangs with the Microsoft Windows
screen, the bar at bottom not moving any more. I have gone through the BIOS
setup, booted in protected mode. Then closed Windows, turned electrically
off. Turned on, booting halts again. When I put in the removable harddisk
and connect it, the machine starts ok. What might be the reason and remedy?
Can I deactivate IDE-devices like in the BIOS of a "normal" mainboard? When
both disks are in place and the system works, I have gone through
system-information, there are no IRQ- or other conflicts.
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Viktor Weisshaeupl
personal e-mail to: vwlists at utanet dot at
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I´ve got an old deskpro2000 now running with 2 ISA network cards under
Win98SE. Next problems and questions: I have one old 3.2 GB HDD holding the
Win98SE system installed permanently on the on-board IDE interface. I have
installed an ATA-100 Promise PCI board for bigger harddisks. For these I
have installed a rack for removable HDDs. When I have booted successfully
with both disks in place, they work ok. Also making images with Norton
Ghost (an image of the small disk onto the bigger disk) works fine. Then I
turn the machine off, remove the removable HDD-cartridge, so there is only
the 3.2 GB disk with the Windows-system on board. After booting again, the
Promise ATA-100 controler´s BIOS is not installed since there is no disk
found, thereafter the booting process hangs with the Microsoft Windows
screen, the bar at bottom not moving any more. I have gone through the BIOS
setup, booted in protected mode. Then closed Windows, turned electrically
off. Turned on, booting halts again. When I put in the removable harddisk
and connect it, the machine starts ok. What might be the reason and remedy?
Can I deactivate IDE-devices like in the BIOS of a "normal" mainboard? When
both disks are in place and the system works, I have gone through
system-information, there are no IRQ- or other conflicts.
--
Viktor Weisshaeupl
personal e-mail to: vwlists at utanet dot at
The e-mail adress in the newsreader exists, but is never read and only
meant for destroying the spam coming in.