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Adding SCSI drive to W2K server

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by allister

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We are running Exchange 2000 with W2K on an IBM e-Server X200 series, which boots from an 18Gb drive on the Adaptec 29160 SCSI card at SCSI ID 0. We added an external SCSI drive at SCSI ID 3 and carried out a low level format on the drive. On restarting the server, the Exchange drive M had disappeared, and Exchange did not start. Removing the drive restored the system to a working state. How do we prepare this new drive so that W2K sees it correctly and we don't lose our Exchange drive?

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by azizhakim

From reading and speaking to several people
about low level formatting.Advice is always
not necassary to low level a new drive,a used
drive which i generally get from a recycling
spot,I do it is to verify my drive integrity,but that is not the question here,Anyway have you checked termination on your external new drive.Essentially your internal drive is ok.You will need to terminate the chain,so keep the lun id 3 & terminate that drive so bios can see that it is the current last drive & you should be ok
therafter,Hope this helps

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