"inaccessible_boot_device"

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:42 pm

thats what I get when I try to instal w2k onto a box. Happens right as it goes to "Starting Windows 2000" (right in the beginning of the install, still at the blue screen).

It displays that along with other info in an NT BSOD. Any ideas? Installing to a WD drive which checks out fine through WD Diagnostic utilities and I just low level formatted as well to no avail. Tried it with the drive unformatted, unpartitioned as well as partitioned (as active partition) and formatted as ntfs and fat32. All with no luck. Drive is also primary master on IDE chain. If you have any suggestions it would be most helpful. Thanks.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:59 pm

Only time I have ever seen that personally is when the drive was connected to a RAID or ATA IDE controller. I had to install third party drivers in the beginning of the install when you see "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...".

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:00 pm

Interesting. Yeah its just a PC Chips motherboard, standard IDE. Maybe I should see if I can find some IDE drivers for it?

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:17 pm

You're not trying to dual boot w/ Linux or anything like that are you?

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:19 pm

no not at all. Just a blank HD needs an OS

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:41 pm

does the mobo have different IDE channels, meaning one is faster than the other? i had an Asus board that had ATA100 for one controller and ATA66 on the other...i would get the same thing when trying the install on the ATA100 (because the drivers were not installed).

try installing on the secondary IDE and see if it goes. if so, then you can switch it back to the primary after the install is done.

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:46 pm

I beleive both sides are the same speeds. Should I try to lower the speed? Maybe to ata66 or PIO?

Post by **TonyH** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:06 pm

Does the windows install see the drive in the initial setup where you select the drive or partition to install windows in?

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:16 pm

i cant even get that far.

The drive is reconized as I can install Win98 on it no problem.

Post by **TonyH** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:27 pm

Originally posted by CaterpillarAssassin
i cant even get that far.

The drive is reconized as I can install Win98 on it no problem.

If you can install win98 without issues I would think that the win2k install disk might be suspect. Just a thought.

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:43 pm

interesting. let me see...

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:50 pm

ok the cd checks outl. just used a known good one.

Post by **TonyH** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:07 pm

Hmmm.... Which Pc chips board do you have?

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:12 pm

its a clients pc. Its an M810LR.

I'm trying an upgrade to win2k from within win98 (fresh copy)

I have my fingers crossed

EDIT

OK the upgrade APPEARS to be working. I got past the original spot I was getting the STOP error. Keep ur fingers crossed!!!

FINAL EDIT

Alright. That worked! Thanks for all the help guys.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 12:26 am

What did you do?