Re: Question on 770 with Multiple HDs

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From: Bill Morrow - http://thinkpads.com (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Dec 11 1998 - 16:29:08 EST

Rob..
did you get that HDD from me..??
if its not a true blue TP HDD, or if it is not configuered right, it MAY
have a problem booting from the ultrabay..

Rob Bell wrote:
>
> Thanks Bill. However, neither option seems to be viable for me.
>
> When the main HD is removed (rear bay, left side) the PC boots
> immediately to a DOS-type error 'I9990301' which changes quickly to the
> 'insert floppy and press a key' graphic. If I just press a key again
> then it tries booting and gives 'I9990301' and 'I9990305'.
>
> When I look in EZ-Setup for disk related options I only find them under
> 'Startup' (well, Test too...). I already have the startup options set
> to boot only from the 2nd HD in the UltraBay which has an boot
> configuration menu that launches NT on my main drive or Win98 on the 2nd
> HD. Having the startup options set this way does not disable the main
> HD. When NT5 boots it still 'upgrades' my NTFS4 partition to NTFS5 for
> me. Maybe you're referring to some other setting in the BIOS that I
> can't find??
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> Bill Morrow wrote:
> >
> > Rob..
> > thats easy..
> > go into ez setup, select the boot device options and change it there..
> >
> > or simply pull the NT4 HDD out when using the NT5 bets HDD.. :-)
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Rob Bell
> Senior Consultant, CPD Professional
> CSC Consulting, Minneapolis, MN
> rob.bell_at_nospam@csc.com
> ----------------------------------------- 

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