IA based systems only
The IDE BIOS primary drive on your system was not
detected by the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant during the pre-booting
phase.
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If you are using old drives, they might be unsupported. Check
the Solaris 8 (Intel
Platform Edition) Hardware Compatibility List.
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Make sure the ribbon and power cables are plugged in correctly.
Check the manufacturer's documentation.
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If only one drive is attached to the controller, designate
the drive as the master drive by setting jumpers. Some drives have different
jumper settings for a single master, as opposed to a master operating with
a slave. Connect the drive to the connector at the end of the cable to reduce
signal ringing that occurs when an unused connector is dangling at the end
of the cable.
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If two drives are attached to the controller, jumper one drive
as the master (or as a master operating with a slave), and jumper the second
drive as a slave.
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If one drive is a hard disk and the second a CD-ROM drive,
designate one drive as the slave drive by setting jumpers. It doesn't matter
which drive is plugged into which drive connection on the cable.
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If there are persistent problems with two drives on a single
controller, attach one drive at a time to verify that each works. Jumper the
drive as master or single master, and use the drive connector at the end of
the IDE ribbon cable to attach the drive. Verify that each drive works, then
jumper the drives back into a master and slave configuration.
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If the drive is a disk drive, use the BIOS setup utility to
ensure that the drive type (which indicates the number of cylinders, heads,
and sectors) is configured correctly. Some BIOS software might have a feature
that automatically detects the drive type.
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If the drive is a CD-ROM drive, use the BIOS setup screen
to configure the drive type as a CD-ROM drive, provided the BIOS software
offers this capability.
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If MS-DOS does not recognize the drive, there is probably
a hardware or BIOS configuration problem. For many systems, IDE CD-ROM drives
are only recognized by MS-DOS if an MS-DOS CD-ROM driver has been installed.
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