SCSI Installation Issues

[John N. Peele]

I have attempted to install MS-Windows 2003 Server on a
system with an Adaptec AHA-29160 SCSI Interface and 6 SCSI
HDDs.
The SCSI HDDs all been identified by the Adaptec Card and
have been LowLevel Formatted. I am using Seagate Cheetah
HDDs. The SCSI BIOS Identifies them perfectly. I have
one set at "DRIVE-0" and then 1,2,5,8,9.
The SetUp gets to the point that it says it is "Loading
Windows" and then it hangs for a "Long Time" after which I
press enter to continue to Install. The system then
reports that MS-Windows canot find any HDDS or suitable
Mass Media Storage devices. Press F-3 to exit. No other
options.
I have tried this several times and I have tried F-6 to
add in the Adaptec Drivers (which I did not think I needed
to do with 2003) and the results are still the same.
I have tried MS-Windows 2003 Premium Edition and MS-
Windows Small Business Server 2003 and still the results
are the same.
I am about to create a DOS Partition to see if it will
resolve the issue but I do not really want to have a 2GB
partition there (for life)to get this to install.
Any one out there with the answer or suggestion?
Thanks in Advance,
John Peele
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Leonard Severt [MSFT]]

I have attempted to install MS-Windows 2003 Server on a
system with an Adaptec AHA-29160 SCSI Interface and 6 SCSI
HDDs.
The SCSI HDDs all been identified by the Adaptec Card and
have been LowLevel Formatted. I am using Seagate Cheetah
HDDs. The SCSI BIOS Identifies them perfectly. I have
one set at "DRIVE-0" and then 1,2,5,8,9.
The SetUp gets to the point that it says it is "Loading
Windows" and then it hangs for a "Long Time" after which I
press enter to continue to Install. The system then
reports that MS-Windows canot find any HDDS or suitable
Mass Media Storage devices. Press F-3 to exit. No other
options.
I have tried this several times and I have tried F-6 to
add in the Adaptec Drivers (which I did not think I needed
to do with 2003) and the results are still the same.
I have tried MS-Windows 2003 Premium Edition and MS-
Windows Small Business Server 2003 and still the results
are the same.
I am about to create a DOS Partition to see if it will
resolve the issue but I do not really want to have a 2GB
partition there (for life)to get this to install.
Any one out there with the answer or suggestion?
Thanks in Advance,
John Peele
(e-mail address removed)

First a DOS partition will not help anything. When you pressed F6 and
loaded a driver did it load? I suspect there is a termination or cable
problem. I would disconnect all but one drive and see if you can get it
working. Then add in the other drives.

Leonard Severt

Windows 2000 Server Setup Team

 

[Guest]

by any chance do you have a zip drive on that machine? if
so take it out untill the install is done.

otherwise its a driver or termination issue