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Solving SCSI Problems, Table 6-3

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6-7 Solving Disk Problems Continued Problem Cause Second IDE Ultra ATA You are using the wrong hard drive does not cable for the drive type. perform optimally Solution Reinstall the second IDE Ultra ATA hard drive using an 80-conductor cable. This cable comes in the drive option kit. Nonsystem disk message The system is trying to start Remove the diskette from the drive. from a nonsystem diskette. Solving SCSI Problems If you encounter SCSI device problems, refer to the common causes and solutions listed in the following table. Table 6-3 Solving SCSI Problems Problem System with IDE and SCSI drives will not boot from SCSI hard drive Cause The IDE drive is not disabled through the Configuration utility. Compaq does not support mixing IDE Ultra ATA and SCSI hard drives in the same system. Solution Under the Computer Setup Advanced menu, disable the primary IDE controller. System will not boot from a SCSI drive The SCSI drive is not configured correctly. Ensure that drive cabling and jumpers are set correctly. To boot a SCSI drive, the drive ID number must be set to 0. Compaq Professional Workstation AP200 Reference Guide

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Compaq Professional Workstation AP200 Reference Guide
Solving Disk Problems
Continued
Problem
Cause
Solution
Second IDE Ultra ATA
hard drive does not
perform optimally
You are using the wrong
cable for the drive type.
Reinstall the second IDE Ultra ATA hard
drive using an 80-conductor cable. This
cable comes in the drive option kit.
Nonsystem disk
message
The system is trying to start
from a nonsystem diskette.
Remove the diskette from the drive.
Solving SCSI Problems
If you encounter SCSI device problems, refer to the common causes and
solutions listed in the following table.
Table 6-3
Solving SCSI Problems
Problem
Cause
Solution
System with IDE and SCSI
drives will not boot from SCSI
hard drive
The IDE drive is not disabled
through the Configuration utility.
Compaq does not support mixing
IDE Ultra ATA and SCSI hard drives
in the same system.
Under the Computer
Setup Advanced
menu, disable the
primary IDE
controller.
System will not boot from a
SCSI drive
The SCSI drive is not configured
correctly.
Ensure that drive
cabling and jumpers
are set correctly. To
boot a SCSI drive,
the drive ID number
must be set to 0.