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

[Greg Edwards]

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.
> 

Looks like it attempted to boot from CD as a SCSI device and when you 
hit F1 it would have tried Floppy and then moved on to HD.  Try moving 
CD-ROM down or out of boot order.  Floppy->C->CDROM [SCSI].  Unless 
you're trying to boot from CD?

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