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DURING INSTALLATION BLUE SCREENS OCCUR AND THE MESSAGE
"inaccessible boot device" APPEARS —
This error may be caused by:
• Not pressing <F6> at the correct time during the operating system
installation
Restart the computer and operating system installation. Press <F6> when
prompted during the Microsoft Windows operating system installation to
load the drivers using the driver diskette for the SCSI controller.
NOTE: To create the driver diskette, use your
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
• IRQ or I/O address conflict
Remove any third party components that were added.
• Boot order configuration
Ensure that the SCSI is part of the boot order configuration in system
setup.
• Master Boot Record Infection
Use a virus scanning program to determine if a virus has infected the
master boot record of the boot device. For help resolving virus issues, see
the Knowledge Base at support.dell.com.
A HARD DRIVE IS RECOGNIZED AS SEVEN DIFFERENT DEVICES WHEN
ONLY ONE IS PHYSICALLY CONNECTED TO THE SCSI BUS —
An older SCSI device may incorrectly indicate to the operating system that it
supports multiple LUNs. Contact the device manufacturer for a firmware
upgrade.
PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN SCSI DEVICES WHEN USING AN
U
LTRA320 SCSI ADAPTER —
Some SCSI devices do not operate properly when the controller attempts to
negotiate Ultra320 SCSI transfer rates. Lower the transfer speed setting with the
Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility. Press <Ctrl><a> during system
start-up when the following message appears: Press Cntl-A to start
LSI Logic Configuration Utility.
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