[windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
- From: Pratik Patel <pratik_patel@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 11:08:25 +0530
i do face similar problem since my many clients use NT4
I boot with NT cd make 1st partation as 4GB (FAT) with NTFS can allow
more than 4GB(I have to try for this)...
install the NT in 4GB.......boot system with NT.....Configure Network
,Display ,Audio cards......
download SP6(SP6a) from microsoft site (around 36MB) run the sp6 (with
backup option while installing) and reboot...
now u can access he 20GB HDD with any partation size u wish as secondary
partations
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Cook [mailto:mc@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 1:46 PM
To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
The max supported partition size for a boot device on NT4 is 4Gb, that's a
hard limit imposed in the code of NT itself !!!
Also, if using IDE you do need the updated ATAPI.DLL if your drive (not
partition!) is over 8Gb
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Mangan [mailto:tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 May 2004 17:35
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
I seem to remember having to use a FAT partition of no more than 1024MB for
the root drive for success. Secondary partitions could be NFS of any size.
Tim
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From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jennifer Hooper
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:51 AM
To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
Eh, that didn't work either. Tells me it can't access the partition.
Should I try to create a FAT partition via FDISK first?
Thanks,
Jen
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From: Jennifer Hooper [mailto:jennifer.hooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:53 AM
To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
Yeah, I am. And I think the boot file situation will work. I have a set I
made for the same server, when I was trying to boot the dead SCSI drives.
So let me give that a shot. I think that will help.... one or both of
these. Funny... I asked around my senior people what they thought I could
do, uh... gee... you can't do nothin, install 2000. (Siebel 6.5 doesn't
support Windows 2000)
Thanks guys!!!
Jen
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From: Mark Cook [mailto:mc@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 5:57 AM
To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
You could also, replace the ATAPI.SYS file on the CD - obviously make a copy
of the CD to your hard drive, replace the file and then re-cut a bootable
NT4 install CD... We had this issue years ago when Dell started shipping
10Gb IDE drives in their servers ! I am assuming you are talking about IDE
drives at a size of 20Gb ????
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert K Coffman Jr - Info From Data Corporation
[mailto:bcoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 May 2004 13:57
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Legacy Help
Jennifer,
I think you can accomplish this by building the boot floppies, then
replacing the ATAPI.SYS file with the newer one. I think I had to do this
many moons ago...
- Bob Coffman
-----Original Message-----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jennifer Hooper
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:30 PM
To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [windows2000] Legacy Help
I know this is a 2k list, but a lot of us out there still must use NT4. I
need to know if there is some way that I can slipstream in an SP4 cd into an
NT4 Server installation CD. Here's why: (and if you can help me out here
too, bonus points) I have to rebuild a generic black box server with NT4 on
it to support Siebel. I finally got 2 20G Western Digital drives installed
in it, and they are recognized. But when I try to install NT4, they come up
as 7.8G drives. A KB article I found says that SP4 has an updated Atapi.sys
that will allow formatting of large hard drives. And I *reallllly* need
these larger drives. So if anyone can help me out, you'll get a virtual
beer.
Thanks much,
Jennifer
Jennifer Hooper
Peregrine Systems, Inc.
Sr. Network Engineer
mailto:jennifer.hooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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