Choose SCSI card when install

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Alan

I am going to buy a second handed computer which has SCSI hard drive
installed but may only know the brand name and model of the hard disk. What
other information I need to know about this harddrive if I want to have a
clean install of Windows 2K Server on that machine ?
 
At least the drive controller model so you can download the correct driver
from the manufacturer's web site. You'll want to boot the Windows 2000
CD-Rom or setup disks and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your SCSI
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.
 
Is there a way that Win2K knows this SCSI hard drive and has this driver on
the installation CD ?

Dave Patrick said:
At least the drive controller model so you can download the correct driver
from the manufacturer's web site. You'll want to boot the Windows 2000
CD-Rom or setup disks and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your SCSI
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Alan said:
I am going to buy a second handed computer which has SCSI hard drive
installed but may only know the brand name and model of the hard disk. What
other information I need to know about this harddrive if I want to have a
clean install of Windows 2K Server on that machine ?
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