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by omaha29

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I am trying to load Windows 2000 to a blank HD that is partioned and formatted. I have created the boot disks from the 2000 cd as instructed. Setup is encountering the following error during the inspection of the hardware configuration.
Disk I/O error: Status=0000100F
NTDETECT Failed.
I have tried changing the Large Disk Access mode in the BIOS. I can install 2000 successfully if I load NT or 95 first and then run the cd. The pc is a HP Kayak XW. It is a SCSI HD. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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by dmiles

The error pertains to a hardware problem that may not be operating properly when setup is detecting hardware,try using Microsoft diagnostics to locate hardware problems
Run scandisk and check the drive for any bad sectors.
The other are is that you may have a corrupt file and this will entail that you use the setup disk that accompanied the cd to run setup
ref:www.ntfaq.com and Microsoft knowledgebase article Q2442112

by omaha29

I booted from a Win98 boot disk successfully. Then I ran winnt.exe from the cd. This executed setup successfully.
Thanks for your suggestion and help.

by timthetoolman

Hi,

Being a SCSI disk, you may need to supply specific drivers during the build process. There is a statement during the install whereby you can/should hit f6 during setup to sepecify additional drivers.

I think its F6 - its been a while......anyway get the SCSI drivers on floppy and when you see that question - its really early on in the process - hit f6 and go from there.

Cheers,
Tim.

by omaha29

I booted from a Win98 boot disk successfully. Then I ran winnt.exe from the cd. This executed setup successfully.
Thanks for your suggestion and help.

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