Microsoft TC4100, LC2000 Tip #6. Installation Fails to Boot after First Reboot, Safe Mode Boot

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5.At the prompt "What do you want the wizard to do?", select the "Search for a suitable driver for my device" radio button, and click Next.

6.Select the appropriate media checkbox and click next.

7.Select the "Install one of the other drivers" check box and click Next.

8.Select the driver on the floppy drive A: and click Next.

9.Restart your computer. (This is not required if you only have one NIC on your system. Otherwise, it is recommended to reboot to make sure other D5013 adapters get initialized properly. )

10.After restarting Windows, connect to your network and test for connectivity.

Tip #6. Installation Fails to Boot after First Reboot

Small Business Server 2000 installation fails to boot after the first reboot. with an error indicating that something is wrong with the disk subsystem. This problem is usually because the BIOS does not support Int13 extensions to handle drives > 8G.

Workaround: Create a partition of 2G or so to install Small Business Server 2000. For a fix to this problem check http://www.hp.com to see if a new BIOS is available for the system or component providing the boot functionality.

Tip #7. Small Business Server 2000 Recovery Options

In the event that the current installation of Small Business Server 2000 fails to boot (this might happen after installing a new driver, component, software, etc), Small Business Server 2000 provides the following recovery options to help you gain access to your Small Business Server 2000 installation to replace damaged files and services for troubleshooting purpose.

It is recommended that you install the Recovery Console as listed on this document to enhance the system configuration.

Last known good configuration

Activated by pressing F8 during the system process of Small Business Server 2000 and selecting "Last Known Good Configuration" from the menu.

This boot mode is used in the case that the system fails to boot after installing a new software or driver. The system will use the previous registry setting to initialize and boot the system.

Safe Mode Boot

Activated by pressing F8 during the system boot. It provides minimal configuration with required drivers and services. The safe mode boot provides three options:

1. Standard safe mode boot. Provides no network services or drivers.

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Contents Table of Contents Requirements IntroductionProcess Flow High Level View Installation Planning SheetInstallation Methods Automatic Installation Using the HP Navigator CDManual Installation do the following Manual Installation Selecting the Manual Installation MethodCreating the Drivers Diskette Creating Setup Diskettes Installing Small Business ServerPage Hardware Status Check Initialize Hard Drives Configure Server IP Address Double click Disk ManagementRight click My Network Places Click Properties Attach Clients to Network Domain Controller SetupEnter the Administrator password and click Next Troubleshooting TipsTip #1. Upgrading from SBS 4.0 to Small Business Server Tip #4. Small Business Server 2000 Driver Signatures Safe Mode Boot Tip #6. Installation Fails to Boot after First RebootTip #7. Small Business Server 2000 Recovery Options Last known good configurationStart RC Booting from Small Business Server 2000 CD-ROM Recovery Console RC BootFrequently Asked Questions Installing RCBooting RC Table #1 AppendixModel Video Adapter Table #2Model Scsi Adapter Ultra Scsi Channel A,B Table #3Model Table #4Model CD-ROM Type Table #5Table #6B Firmware Win 2K Max Boot Support Drive SizeTable #6A AdapterTable #6C On-Line Information and Software Sources

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