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Old 12-12-2005, 05:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Dell PowerEdge 4100/200 CDROM not working

I am te proud possessor of an ancient Dell powerEdge 4100/200 server with dual Pentium Pro procs. It has a SCSI CD-ROM (12X IIRC) in it. The BIOS does not recognise the CDROM, nor does WinNT 4.0 Server. I have power to the drive b/c the tray opens and closes. What's wrong?
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Old 12-14-2005, 03:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
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did you check your other connections? If they are good and bios isn't detecting it, it's probably time for a new drive
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Old 12-14-2005, 09:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I checked my connections, I'll prob. get an IDE card and use a spare CDROM.
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The BIOS does not recognise the CDROM, nor does WinNT 4.0 Server. I have power to the drive b/c the tray opens and closes. What's wrong?
Got terminators on the SCSI chain?
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