Problems installing Netware 6

[kjc61881]

I am installing Netware 6 on a supermicro server with a supermicro X5DPA-GG motherboard, adaptec 2200s RAID controller card, two Seagate cheetah Ultra 320 SCSI HD's setup as a Mirrored array, and dual Xeon Processors. The problem is that after the DOS partition is installed, and after the files are copied it always gives me the same error message (No storage device was detected in this system. Load the appropriate Driver (HAM). Press enter to continue) When I press enter it takes me to a screen that says (The following device drivers were detected for this server. Add, Change, or delete device drivers as needed) Then it lists the device types as storage devices, network boards, and netware loadable drivers. The driver name is IDECD. I have tried everything I can think of the manuals that came with the server say to load aacraid.ham, and aacraid.ddi files from a floppy disk at this point I tried that and it did not work. I updated the BIOS on the motherboard this did not work. I flashed the SCSI contoller card with firmware updates from adaptec this did not work. I have been to the Novell support site that did not help, and the adaptec, seagate, and supermicro sites hoping a technical article would help but nothing has shed light on what i am doing wrong. Ths is the first time I have attempted to install a Novell OS, and it is kind of urgent so any help would be highly appreciated.

 

[marvhuffaker]

IDECD is for the IDE CDrom that is most likely plugged into the motherboard IDE port.

Make sure you know the exact location of the drivers on the floppy drive, and when you get to that point in the installation... flip back to the console screen and load it manually using the full path name. See what kind of errors you get.

You may actually be loading the HAM driver okay, but not the CDM module to support the physical devices. You may need to load SCSIHD.CDM, found in the same place you're seeing IDECD.CDM.

HAM file = Controller driver
CDM file = Actual Device driver

Both are required.

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[cmptrnerd]

I saw this error on installing netware 6.5 with adaptec 2100 but if your are only doing mirroring why don't you just mirror the drives with less expensive Adaptec ultra 160 and save the raid controller for raid?

Mark
cmptrnerd@core.com