Since this is a HP, thats really not an issue. But I think that partition is stopping the mirror from happening cleanly - you cant boot off the 2nd disk, but before I remove it, and as I have no recourse if it goes wrong I want to be dead sure itll be OK.
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes you can. The EISA partition isn’t bootable by Windows. That said, it > has the Dell diagnostics on it, which obviates the need to have the CD handy > (and it loads much faster) > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, 28 May 2009 8:39 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Boot.ini / software RAID, need to fix. > > > > OK, > > > > Scratch all that, all i really need to know is, can I remove the EISA > partition without wrecking the boot loader, I *think* so, but Id just like a > little reassurance 1st. > > > > gavin. > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I actually meant: > > > > multi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small > Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have taken over an SBS site and they have (horror) a 2 disk software > mirror. However although the Disk Manager shows the disks mirroring OK, as > here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3572139495_92aa843fdb_o_d.jpg > > > > The boot ini looks like this: > > > > [boot loader] > timeout=30 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS > [operating systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small > Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect > C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons > > > > I assume that I can simply add this as a line to the ini file? > > > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small > Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect > > > > Which will aloow me to boot from the second disk if I ever have to? > > > > I also want to remove that small partition at the start of the disk0, > looking at the ini file there should be no reason why I cannot? > > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk > > > > > > > > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk > > Sent from Isle Of Man > > > > > > > > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk > Sent from Isle Of Man > > > > > > > > > > -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
