Re: [gentoo-user] Proliant 3000

[Ted Ozolins]

Michael W. Holdeman wrote:

>I got the smartStart, but it won't let me set up for IDE boot. When I try to
>set-up the BIOS it will let me change most settings but says this system does
>not support IDE HD. Hence I was think ing I would boot on a floppy and have
>it find the kernel and set them machine up to use the HD. It finds the HD
>during boot up but can't boot from it...
>
>Mike
>
>On Friday 09 September 2005 04:19 pm, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
>
>
>>Most likely you need to get hold of a copy of the "Comaq SmartStart" CDs
>>for this machine to set it up to boot from an IDE drive, this will also
>>contain the Compaq Array Controller software which will enable you to
>>set up the 'BIOS' on the smart controller card to tun the array in the
>>way which you want to.
>>Try the Compaq website and see if you can find something there.
>>
>>Michael W. Holdeman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
Have you looked to see if there is a bios/system upgrade available? We
use a Proliant 3000 as the main document/application server at work and
had to upgrade the bios/system in order to use ide. Been working great
since.

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Ted Ozolins(VE7TVO)
Westbank, B. C

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