[NTLUG:Discuss] No SCSI Boot Device Found - BIOS not installed

[Kenneth Loafman]

Fred James wrote:
> The startup messages on this machine seem normal until right after it 
> list the SCSI tape and library devices, then it prints the following:
> 
> No SCSI Boot Device Found
> BIOS not installed!
> 
> with a "highlighted" box at the bottom of the screen that says: "F1: Boot"
> I press "F1" and the boot seem to continue in a normal manner.
> 
> OS: RH 7.2 - filesystem: ext2
> Box: Compaq Deskpro - CPU: P-II 400Mhz
> Boot order: CD-ROM, Floppy, Hard drive
> 
> Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated.


How about changing the boot order to be hard drive first?

I'm guessing you don't have SCSI hard drives, just a SCSI CDROM?  I had 
a problem like that a few years ago.  SCSI tape and CDROM, IDE HD's. 
Changing the boot order allowed unattended reboot.

...Ken