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Removing 2000 server, re-install NT4

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by cdub

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I recently installed Win2000 Server on a Dell PowerEdge 1300 and had to remove it to reinstall NT4 Terminal Server. Simply booting with the NT4 disk and deleting/re-creating the partitions didn't work, NT4 could not see the hard drives. I've spenthours fdisking, DelParting, re-creating the partitions using Win95 boot disk and reformatting but still, NT does not see the drives. If I attempt to reinstall 2000 there is no problem. I've seen several posts concerning this but none of the suggestions has worked. Again, I've fdisked, recreated partitions and reformatted. Any clues?

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by sdfgsdf

gateway2000 has a product called gwscan which is a freeware drive zeroing utility. it performs the most low level format possibly by writing zeros across a drive and checking/blocking all bad sectors. drop me a line and i will send you a link or email it to you.

by cdub

Thanks. That did the trick! I don't know why, doesn't make much sense to me...

by dgnall

When installing NT 4 on a Dell with a PERC raid controller, you need to specify an additional disk controller during setup. When the NT setup (from CD) starts, press F6 to specify an additional controller. You will need a floppy disk with the drivers, which you can download from Dell's support site (support.dell.com).

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