Between my dozen or so re-builds, I've looked for this "Boot into BIOS" option and have been unable to find it... -- RMc
"Crawford, Scott" <crawfo...@evangel.edu> wrote on 12/28/2009 10:16:47 AM: > > Subsequent "Ctrl-Alt-Del" signals result in a black console with a > blinking "_" in the upper left corner. SO, I have to delete that > "VM" and start from scratch... > When I run into this, I check the option to go force the VM into > BIOS on next reboot. Then after exiting BIOS, you?ll get the option > to press ESC to choose a boot option again. It?s fairly frustrating > and I?d love to know why CTRL-ALT-DEL doesn?t seem to stick, but it > is much better than deleting the VM J > > From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 9:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: XP Pro workstation on VMware > > > Greetings! > > I am needing to set up an XP Pro workstation in VMware. My problem > comes when seeking a disk in the initial Windows setup... > > If I do not hit "F6" to specify a mass storate device, the install > fails. Then, for some reason, I am no longer able to boot off the > ISO image. Subsequent "Ctrl-Alt-Del" signals result in a black > console with a blinking "_" in the upper left corner. SO, I have to > delete that "VM" and start from scratch... > > Hitting "F6", I am given the choices of either not specifying a mass > storage device (ie, hard drive) and "continuing". We know that gets > me nowwhere... > > The alternative choice is to hit "S". With that, I am told to > insert (that is, mount an image as a floppy drive) with the drivers > for a virutal SCSI disk. > > When I try to build the VM, I do not seem to be able to trick the > system into making the virtual disk I create to act as either an IDE > or a SATA drive. It seems to insist on being SCSI. > > SO, is there any way to set up a blank VM that believes its hard > drive to be IDE or SATA? Otherwise, is there a "VMWare SCSI driver" > I can mount as a virutal floppy? > > OH YEAH - VMWare ESX 3.5; VM Infrastructure 2.5... > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
