Proliant G4 Storage Server

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Hi,

I am trying to update the BIOS on the above server as directed by HP. I
have downloaded the ROMpaq utility and created a bootable floppy as
directed. However, for some reason, the server won't boot from the floppy
drive. I have changed the boot sequence to boot from A: first but nothing
happens.

Does anyone have any ideas why this will not work?

Thanks

Colin

 

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Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware (More info?)

Sounds like the boot disk did not "sys" correctly. It needs an few system
files on it to boot. Put it in a different machine and go to a "dos"
command prompt and do an attrib *.* command on the A: drive. If msdos.sys
and a few other SH files are on there, it should work.

doug

"Colin Hacker" <c.hacker@vitec.co.uk> wrote in message
news:LQJKd.10442$B5.4910@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to update the BIOS on the above server as directed by HP. I
> have downloaded the ROMpaq utility and created a bootable floppy as
> directed. However, for some reason, the server won't boot from the floppy
> drive. I have changed the boot sequence to boot from A: first but nothing
> happens.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas why this will not work?
>
> Thanks
>
> Colin
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware (More info?)

Hi,

the thing is, the server is not even attempting to read from A: Drive
at startup. It just boots straight from C: Drive despite changing boot
sequence to boot from A: Drive first.

Thanks

Colin
Doug Holtz NOSPAM in adress wrote:
> Sounds like the boot disk did not "sys" correctly. It needs an few
system
> files on it to boot. Put it in a different machine and go to a "dos"

> command prompt and do an attrib *.* command on the A: drive. If
msdos.sys
> and a few other SH files are on there, it should work.
>
> doug
>
> "Colin Hacker" <c.hacker@vitec.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:LQJKd.10442$B5.4910@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to update the BIOS on the above server as directed by
HP. I
> > have downloaded the ROMpaq utility and created a bootable floppy as

> > directed. However, for some reason, the server won't boot from the
floppy
> > drive. I have changed the boot sequence to boot from A: first but
nothing
> > happens.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas why this will not work?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Colin
> >