Adaptec 29320A-R User Guide - Page 107

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Installing the SCSI Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions I made changes to the host adapter configuration and Windows NT 4.0 no longer boots! The boot manager for Windows NT 4.0 contains recovery logic to allow you to return to the last known good configuration. If you have changed your host adapter configuration and Windows NT 4.0 no longer boots: 1 Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer since it was last operational. 2 Restart the computer. Watch the display carefully during startup. If the following message appears, press the Spacebar and follow the instructions on-screen to continue with the last known good configuration: Press spacebar NOW to invoke the Last Known Good menu 3 Once your computer is operational again, check all of the hardware and software configuration changes you want to make. Look specifically for conflicts with parts of the existing system configuration that are not being changed. The PCI SCSI controller is not detected during Windows NT 4.0 installation, or I am getting an Inaccessible Boot Device error message. Try these workaround options: Option 1 s If you encounter the Inaccessible Boot Device error message a Restart your computer system to a DOS prompt after you receive this error and copy the current version of adpu320.sys into the C:$win_nt$.~bt directory. b Once you've completed this process, remove the floppy disk from drive A and restart your system. 9-9

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Installing the SCSI Driver for Windows NT 4.0
Troubleshooting
Problems and Solutions
I made changes to the host adapter configuration and
Windows NT 4.0 no longer boots!
The boot manager for Windows NT 4.0 contains recovery logic to
allow you to return to the last known good configuration. If you
have changed your host adapter configuration and
Windows NT 4.0 no longer boots:
1
Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer
since it was last operational.
2
Restart the computer. Watch the display carefully during
startup. If the following message appears, press the
Spacebar
and follow the instructions on-screen to continue with the last
known good configuration:
Press spacebar NOW to invoke the Last Known Good menu
3
Once your computer is operational again, check all of the
hardware and software configuration changes you want to
make. Look specifically for conflicts with parts of the existing
system configuration that are not being changed.
The PCI SCSI controller is not detected during Windows NT 4.0
installation, or I am getting an Inaccessible Boot Device error
message.
Try these workaround options:
Option 1
If you encounter the Inaccessible Boot Device error message
a
Restart your computer system to a DOS prompt after you
receive this error and copy the current version of
adpu320.sys
into the
C:$win_nt$.~bt
directory.
b
Once you've completed this process, remove the floppy disk
from drive
A
and restart your system.