Starting from WinNT 4.0 CD-ROM Using an Adaptec AHA-2940UW

Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
Article ID: Q165960

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you have the Adaptec 2940UW BIOS setup to boot from CD-ROM and try to Boot from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM you may receive one of the following error messages.

NOTE: Different Adaptec BIOS versions results in different error

      messages:

Trying to boot from a 2940UW BIOS Version 1.22s results in:

   CD-ROM became Drive C: ,Hard Drive became Drive D:

   Error: "MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM"

Trying to boot from a 2940UW BIOS version 1.23 results in:

   CD-ROM does not become DRIVE C:

   Error: "BOOT: Memory overflow error Please insert another disk."

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, update the BIOS to revision 1.25 or later. Please contact Adaptec for more information.

Keywords          : ntsetup NTSrvWkst kbsetup
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
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