Starting from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM Using an Adaptec AHA-2940UW
PSS ID Number: 165960
Article Last Modified on 6/3/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q165960
SYMPTOMS
If you have the Adaptec 2940UW BIOS setup to boot from CD-ROM and try to
Boot from the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 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.
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