Microsoft KB Archive/165960

= Starting from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM Using an Adaptec AHA-2940UW =

PSS ID Number: 165960

Article Last Modified on 6/3/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q165960





SYMPTOMS
If you have the Adaptec 2940UW BIOS setup to boot from CD-ROM and try to Boot from the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 CD-ROM you may receive one of the following error messages.

NOTE: Different Adaptec BIOS versions results in different error messages:

Trying to boot from a 2940UW BIOS Version 1.22s results in:

CD-ROM became Drive C: ,Hard Drive became Drive D:

Error: "MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM"

Trying to boot from a 2940UW BIOS version 1.23 results in:

CD-ROM does not become DRIVE C:

Error: "BOOT: Memory overflow error Please insert another disk."



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, update the BIOS to revision 1.25 or later. Please contact Adaptec for more information.

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