Well, after poking around in the BIOS, and applying/reapplying service
packs, everything works correctly. Thanks everyone for the help.
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Marty Nelson, MCSE, MCP+I, A+
Network Administrator
Transdyn Controls, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: Benny Vega [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Have you had SP6a on when you had NT4 installed? If not, install that after
installing NT4 again.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Kuhn - MCSE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 4:11 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Check your CMOS and see if there are any options for floppy controller
address/irq/etc and make sure they are set to the motherboard defaults.
I'd give odds that the floppy controller is set in the BIOS to use
something NT can't recognize.
Barring that..
If you really need to use that motherboard, disable the floppy
controller in the BIOS (I'm ASSUMING this is an onboard controller) and
scrounge up or buy a floppy/io controller from somewhere and try with
that. That should work.
Something on your mb is either a little wierd or your CMOS settings are
strange.
If it is something strange on the motherboard, I'd sure as hell find a
different motherboard to build a server around.
-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 3:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
1) No, the same CD that I've always used
2) Not from image from CD
3) Yes, I'm logged in as administrator
I went ahead and installed W2K Pro, and the floppy shows up there...That
means the board is fine. What the hell do I do now!!!
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Marty Nelson, MCSE, MCP+I, A+
Network Administrator
Transdyn Controls, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: Benny Vega [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
More questions:
Did you use any customized NT install CD?
Did you install NT4 from an image(Ghost or Network based)?
Are you logging on with Administrator account?
-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 3:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Yup, did that too......
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Marty Nelson, MCSE, MCP+I, A+
Network Administrator
Transdyn Controls, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 12:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Tried a new floppy drive cable?
-bonnie
-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 12:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Honestly, I haven't looked at the HCL, but I know for a fact that one of
the
floppies worked fine in a previous NT box that I had. This is going
onto an
NT4 box, not W2K. I figure it's got to be the motherboard.
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Network Administrator
Transdyn Controls, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: Clayton Doige [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Did you check the Hardware Compatibility List for both of the floppies
you
tried to use? Do those floppies work in other machines running W2K? If
you
can boot from it, then all your cables are connected, your BIOS is cool
with
it, so I would just make sure that the devices work under W2K. After
that,
maybe there is an issue on the Motherboard itself that W2K isn't happy
with.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Nothing shows up in the system log, when I try to start sfloppy, I get :
Error 0020 The system cannot find the device specified. I guess I'll
try a
BIOS update next. I just don't get it. I can boot to DOS, start setup,
do
whatever I want. It's like the BIOS isn't talking to the OS.
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Marty Nelson, MCSE, MCP+I, A+
Network Administrator
Transdyn Controls, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: Benny Vega [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Anything showing up in System log?
If not got to Start/settings/controlpanel/DEVICES. Scroll down and
select
SFLOPPY. Then click on STARTUP button on right. Is SFLOPPY set to SYSTEM
startup type?
-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Do both the floppy drive and controller show up properly in Device
Manager?
Malcolm Reitz
IT Program Management
KBR Americas Region
-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Yup. I can boot to the floppy, run fdisk, format drives, etc. It's
just
when the installation finishes, it doesn't show up in my computer.
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Marty Nelson, MCSE, MCP+I, A+
Network Administrator
Transdyn Controls, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 10:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Does the BIOS recognize the floppy drive when you power up?
Marty Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/22/2001 01:57:19 PM
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Subject: Floppy doesn't show up in fresh install
Ok, here's the problem...I just built a box, and installed NT server.
Great,
however, when I go to My Computer, the floppy does not show up. It
lists
all of my other drives, except A:. I've reinstalled server, even
installed
workstation, but to no avail. I can boot to the floppy drive, poke
around,
and all works well. There's nothing in the event log, and I even tried
a
different floppy drive. I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have
Thanks,
Marty
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