Was working fine... then black screen. Ran checkdisk and I can see all drives and data in Repair Console. I am able to move data using dos commands. I have reinstalled WIN 2000 twice but no resolution to problem.
Hi,
The failed boot could be from a number of issues, mostly hardware failure. I would start with the processors. If the system is using 2 cpu, I would remove the 2nd cpu, reboot checking to see if you still get the black screen. If you do, remove cpu 1 and put cpu 2 in cpu 1 slot are retry. If the system boot, replace cpu 1. If not, move to check ALL the memory cards installed.
This could be a lengthy process. What hardware/software changes was made before the issue started? Worse case, the server may have reached its end life and need to be replace all together. I would also recommend reaching out to HP support for more information about your system.
Good Luck
N.I.T.
SOURCE: boot problem
The BIOS is detecting the cdrom but it is not detecting the Bootable cd I have in the CDROM
SOURCE: Boot from CD is not recognizing the Windows 2003 Server CD
hv u tried booting from other CDs .
if u can boot from other CDs , then this 2003 CD is botched , change it.
SOURCE: DELL Poweredge 2600
The Dell original standard CD drive shipped with the PE2600 is incapable of 'understanding' the latest generation of bootable CD's (no matter what the BIOS says).
As far as I can tell, it's not fixable in the firmware ..
However you can swap it out for a more modern drive - such as the TS-L462C (which is a plug in replacement combined DVD reader / CD reader/writer - and Dell post the required drivers on their PE 2600 web pages, so I assume it must be a 'supported' solution)
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