Try a new parallel install, then (using a slipstreamed SP install) install over the primary installation point.
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=RepairNT.TXT Changing disk controllers is often fraught with peril... ============================================================== ASB - http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=~MoreInfo.TXT ============================================================== "You can lead a boy to college but you cannot make him think." -- Elbert Hubbard. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jacob >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 6:55 PM >To: NT 2000 Discussions >Subject: RE: Add new SCSI controller in WIN 2000 > > >At 02:52 PM 1/17/2002 -0800, you wrote: >>Find the current device in device mangler > >Done > >>Go to properties, driver, upgrade driver. > >Did it > >>Install the new driver over the old. > >Install and blue screen > >>Shut down > >Forced shut down > >>Swap cards > >Did > >>Kill a chicken > >killed two, just in case. > >>Sacrifice it to the hardware gods > >Not quite yet... > >>Dance 3 circles around the server > >Did > >>Poke yourself in the eye > >Poked my assistants eye... > >>Power on. > >Did... No luck. Safe mode.. no luck > >Lesson learned.. only kill one chicken. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 2:46 PM >>To: NT 2000 Discussions >>Subject: RE: Add new SCSI controller in WIN 2000 >> >> >>nope.. did not work. I can not stop plug and play service either... >> >>At 05:40 PM 1/17/2002 -0500, you wrote: >> > >> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> >Hash: SHA1 >> > >> >Hmmm.... Maybe disable 'plug and play os' in the system bios.... >> >Maybe.. >> > >> > just a thought.. >> > >> > ~John >> > >> >- -----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:31 PM >> >To: NT 2000 Discussions >> >Subject: Add new SCSI controller in WIN 2000 >> > >> > >> >I have a Windows 2000 Server SP2. I want to switch out the SCSI >> >controller. I can not add the SCSI controller into the >system with the >> >one currently installed, no more room ( 2 slot rack mount). >> > >> >Now, under NT4, I could go to SCSI devices and add the >drivers, start >> >the SCSI driver, shut down the system, switch out the >SCSI controller, >> >boot it >> >up, log in, and remove the old SCSI driver. >> > >> >Under Windows 2000, I can not add the new driver because >it can not >> >find the hardware (damn plug and play). Anybody know how >to get around >> >this? >> > >> >TIA >> > >> >Jacob ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
