[NTLUG:Discuss] No SCSI boot device found

[Tom Adelstein]

Before you start troubleshooting everything, make sure you adapter and
everything else is seated properly.

That means reseat your cards, memory, etc. 


On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 13:28 -0500, Burton Strauss wrote:
> Unless the 'new' hard drive is already munged, that changes my suspicion
> towards the adapter.
> 
> Unfortunately, you are going to have to fall back upon basic
> troubleshooting... Gack!
> 
> Change ONE thing at a time (HD, adapter, cables) until you find the problem
> item.  Don't just reseat - try a different (known working) cable - a pin
> could have gotten pulled out without being obvious.
> 
> -----Burton
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf
> Of m m
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:00 AM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] No SCSI boot device found
> 
> ah! the machine was in operating.
> 
> I have tried to replace the hard drive, got the same error message.
> 
> tried to  Press <Ctrl><A> to run SCSI Select(TM) Utility, the utility did
> not detect any hard drives. (have 3 installed). but I do see the scsi host
> adapter  AHA-2940AU on scsi id #7. not sure what does it mean.
> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Burton Strauss" <Burton_Strauss at comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <discuss at ntlug.org>
> >To: "'NTLUG Discussion List'" <discuss at ntlug.org>
> >Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] No SCSI boot device found
> >Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:20:58 -0500
> >
> >If you've reseated the cables, etc. then it sounds like the HD is dead.
> >
> >At the time of the 'fall', was the machine operating or was it powered 
> >off??
> >Most HDs have a much lower shock rating when operating vs. powered off 
> >(heads retracted).
> >
> >-----Burton
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On 
> >Behalf Of m m
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:22 PM
> >To: discuss at ntlug.org
> >Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] No SCSI boot device found
> >
> >All:
> >
> >I have DELL precision Workstation 410MT computer with RH 9.0 installed.
> >It worked fine until yesterday, I have it fall into floor by accidentally.
> >(just flip from vertical to horizontal direction) Of course it don't 
> >work any more. Below is the message when I try to turn on the box:
> >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >primary hard disk drive 0 not found
> >
> >Adaptec AHA-2940AU BIOS v 1.3
> >(c) 1997 Adaptec, Inc All right Reserved
> >
> ><<< Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSI Select(TM) Utility >>>
> >
> >No SCSI boot device found
> >
> >SCSI BIOS not installed
> >
> >Alert! cover was previous removed
> >strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run setup utility.
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >I would like to keep on using it. Anyone have idea if this box be fixed 
> >or died?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
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