[OT] Win2k Adv Svr

[Bryce C]

I was upgrading the primary Linux server and taking it's parts and
upgrading the win2k server with them.  The problem has since been
resolved thanks to Adrian's idea and I just have to find a driver for a
Diamond Viper V550 PCI for win2k.  Anyway, NT and now win2k and probably
winxp, all rely on pre-installed/setup drivers for the controller cards
and if the controller is switched all of a sudden, winblows doesn't know
how to fullt boot.  The logo and everything is fine but when it's time
to start the GUI, bsod saying invalid boot device or something like
that.  However, if you "ease" it to another controller with another one
(controller), it behaves as well as can be expected from winblows.
It went like this:
1. Install cheap IDE controller card to first motherboard.
2. Boot and then shut down (winblows probably won't need any driver
disks.
3. Move controller card & win2k hd to new mobo.  HD is on the controller
card for boot.
4. Repeat #2
5. Uninstall controller card and attach HD to mobo's controller.
6. Boot and it should work. It did for me at least.


On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 10:09, Richard L. Proctor wrote:
> On Sunday 01 September 2002 11:33 pm, plug@bryceco.net wrote:
> > Ok, this is REALLY off topic but it does stem from linux in less than 20
> > steps.  I was upgrading a couple servers yesterday, linux ( :-) ) and win2k
> > adv svr ( :-( ).  Naturally, the linux server went perfectly but win2k
> > sucks! (ok, i already knew that.).  Anyway, it seems that when you change
> > win2k's harddisc controller, i.e. differebt motherboard, all hel breaks
> > lose.  Win2k doesn't know how to boot.  I know that re-installing would fix
> > this (with several restarts) but that would wipe the registry etc.  Can
> > anyone PLEASE help me out here?  I do have write access to the NTFS volume
> > if neccessary but I really need this server up ASAP.  (Damn vendor, won't
> > write for linux).  Can someone please guide me somewhere that might lead to
> > resolution?
> 
> Help me understand what your doing here.  You say this stems from linux,  but 
> yet you inidicate that you changed the motherboard and hard disk controller.  
> How does this relate to linux?  You also said Win2k doesn't know how to boot,  
> why's it not booting,  what's it doing ?
> 
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> Richard L. Proctor
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