Server NT4.0 Install problem. Help Please!

[drdoug26]

Hi all:

I’m trying to do a fresh install of NT4.0 server on an older PII machine with an ASUS P2B-DS mother board. (note: This is probably the 4th or 5th time I’ve reinstalled NT 4.0 Server on this machine so I know it works or used to work.)

I have to use the 3 set-up cds in order to install, it does not see the cdrom/cd. I follow the same procedure I have before: ( 1> run floopy #1 and hit F6 so it dose NOT try to detect any hardware devices. 2> run floppy #2 until the part comes up about it can not find any devices. 3> I choose ‘S’ and make it prompt me for a driver disc. 4> I insert the SCSI drivers and hit ‘enter’ to finish. 4> It asks for disk #3 so I insert it and it runs.

Here’s the problem, 5> It AGAIN asks for Disk #2??????????????????????? I insert it, it finishes and asks for disk #3. I insert it and it asks again for disk #2???????????? The cycle goes on and on. I’ve never had a problem like this before and I’m stumped!

I thought maybe the 3 floppy set up disks went bad over the years so I made new ones. The exact same thing happens. I thought maybe the problem was with the scsi drivers( AIC 789X AHA 294X U2 ) were bad so I down loaded new ones and still the same thing happens.

Pleeeeeeaassee some help!. This is our office server and I’m dead in the water without it.

Thanks in advance

Doug
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[open_source]

Have you tried booting to a 98/ME bootdisk and running setup from the cd?

My only other question is why are you reimaging you server so often?

 

[drdoug26]

My cdrom is SCSI so it is not seen, thats why i've had to use the floppies.

The reinstalls have been over a five year period or so. The speed of our office network seems to decrease over time so about ever year I do a clean NT4.0 install.

By Oct 02 our office application should be compatable with Server 2k finally.

doug

 

[open_source]

YOu should still be able to boot to a ME Boot disk that will load the SCSI drivers. You then change to the I386 directory on the NT Server disk and run winnt. Have done it and it works.