NT FAILS TO INSTALL: MESSAGE "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

Subject: NT FAILS TO INSTALL: MESSAGE "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE"
Updated Netfinity server RETAIN Tip: 

    Record number:       H166984
    Device:              D/T8680
    Model:               M
    Hit count:           UHC00000
    Success count:       USC0000
    Publication code:    PC50
    Tip key:
    Date created:        O99/07/23
    Date last altered:   A99/07/27
    Owning B.U.:         USA


Abstract: NT FAILS TO INSTALL: MESSAGE "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE"

SYMPTOM:

When installing Windows NT 4.0 from CD, the following error message may occur after the first reboot during the installation process:

"Inaccessible_boot_device"

Note: This will occur if Novell NetWare 5.0 was previously installed on the boot drive.
Please note there may be other reasons for this error to occur not related to this tip.

PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

•  The system is any of the following IBM servers:

          a Netfinity 7000-M10 server, Type 8680, any Model.
          a Netfinity 7000 server, Type 8651, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500-M20 server, Type 8662, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500-M10 server, Type 8661, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500 server, Type 8660, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5000 server, Type 8659, any Model.
          a Netfinity 3500 server, Type 8644, any Model.
          a Netfinity 3000 server, Type 8476, any Model.
          a Netfinity 1000 server, Type 8477, any Model.
          a PC Server 720, Type 8642, any Model.
          a PC Server 704, Type 8650, any Model.
          a PC Server 520, Type 8641, any Model.
          a PC Server 500, Type 8641, any Model.
          a PC Server 330, Type 8640, any Model.
          a PC Server 325, Type 8639, any Model.
          a PC Server 320, Type 8640, any Model.
          a PC Server 315, Type 8638, any Model.
          a PC Server 310, Type 8639, any Model.
          a PC Server 300, Type 8640, any Model.
   

•  The system was at one time configured with either of the following:

    DRDOS, version that ships with NetWare 5.0
    Novell NetWare 5.0

•  The system is being configured with Windows NT 4.0.
•  The system has the described symptom.

FIX:

The boot drive should be low level formatted before installing NT 4.0.

Note: Low level formatting the drive will delete and remove all data from the drive.

DETAILS:

Novell NetWare 5.0 utilizes DRDOS to create its DOS boot partition.
This leaves the boot partition incompatible with Windows NT 4.0.

TRADEMARKS:

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Other company, product and service names may be the trademarks or service marks of others.

Please see the LEGAL  -  Trademark notice.
Feel free - send a   for any BUG on this page found - Thank you.