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Ultra160 Family Manager Set User's Guide Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions I made changes to the host adapter configuration and Windows NT no longer boots! The boot manager for Windows NT 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 no longer boots, follow these steps to recover: 1 Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer since it was last operational. 2 Reboot the computer. Watch the display carefully during bootup. If the following message appears, press the Spacebar and follow the instructions on-screen to continue booting 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. 2-12

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Ultra160 Family Manager Set User’s Guide
Troubleshooting
Problems and Solutions
I made changes to the host adapter configuration and Windows NT no longer boots!
The boot manager for Windows NT 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 no
longer boots, follow these steps to recover:
1
Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer
since it was last operational.
2
Reboot the computer. Watch the display carefully during
bootup. If the following message appears, press the
Spacebar
and follow the instructions on-screen to continue booting 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.