>I have a Compaq Proliant 3000, w 6 18.2 SCSI disks I am building for a 
>file server for my department. I have installed an IDE HD 40gig to hold

>the OS so as to reserve all the SCSI space for data. Problem is after 
>installing twice and messing around I find that the firmware in teh 
>3000's was not designed to support IDE HD's. I can install to it, I 
>assume it is that it just won't boot to it. How do I build a floppy to 
>just get the boot process tarted then look to teh HD for kernel and os?
>
>Does this make any sense to anyone? 

Why don't you install the MBR on one of the SCSI disks and keep the O/S
& boot partition on the IDE drive?

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Chris Covington
IT
Plus One Health Management
75 Maiden Lane Suite 801
NY, NY 10038
646-312-6269
http://www.plusoneactive.com

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