2940UW+2920+IDE no worky?

[Mike Isely]

On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Dan Cernese wrote:

> 
> All works fine _until_ I attempt to move the SCSI-II narrow Quantum
> drive over to the SCSI-II controller.  Everything goes through its
> BIOS installs correctly, the IDE drive is installed first, the SCSI cards
> recognize each drive.. ..then when its supposed to run ntldr off C:,
> it says " Drive Not Ready Error".  If I boot from a floppy, no drives
> are visible.  If I simply disconnect the narrow Quantum (that I'm trying
> to move) or put it back on the Ultra-wide controller, everything is normal.

If the 2920 has a BIOS, try disabling it.  Adaptec SCSI controller BIOSes
don't "install" themselves if they don't find a device on the chain that
can be used by the PC BIOS.  Without the Quantum drive present, the 2920
won't install its BIOS.  That could be the difference...


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