Removing SCSI disk wreaks havoc on dual boot system :(

[Ron_Jeremy 0]

The scenario:

 

Win2K on a single SCSI disk (ID#0). I added a 2nd disk (ID#3), installed Redhat 8 on it & used the system in a dual boot configuration without any problem.

 

If I physically remove the disk with Redhat on it, my system does not boot into Windows. It completes the PCI device listing screen, then pauses, & "Grub" is listed at the bottom of the screen. It will not boot past this point. The only way I can boot into Windows is to re-insert the Linux disk back into the SCSI chain.

 

I'm thinking of formatting the Redhat disk (either in Win2K Disk Management, or from the SCSI adapter), but am afraid it may leave me with an inaccessible Windows disk.

 

Here is what the boot.ini looks like:

 

[boot loader]

timeout=5

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect

 

What to do?

[Tomay 0]

Had to reformat a few disks before I figured that out. You can do two things.

1. Remove grub from linux (I only use lilo, so don't ask me how)

2. Insert the win2k CD and boot into recovery console and run "FIXMBR" if that doesn't help you can also try "FIXBOOT".

 

The problem is that linux overwrites the windows mbr with grub or lilo.

 

After you do either of those two things you won't be able to boot into linux.

http://www.ntcompatible.com/faqshow.php?id=34 You MUST read this.

 

P.S.

Backup any important data I have only done that on ide hdd's.

 

Good Luck

[DS3Circuit 0]

Out of curiousity ... did you check the termination of the drives ? ... your ARC paths in your Boot.ini seem correct

[Ron_Jeremy 0]

I got it solved. I just booted from a win98 boot floppy & ran fdisk /mbr as suggested by one of the members on the StorageReview forums. Worked like a charm. Thanks to all that took time & thought regarding my problem