Hi -
I know, the first thing some people are going to say is "well if you would shutdown windows properly, then you wouldn't have that problem!"
But the reality is that a proper windows shutdown can't happen everytime. The problem I have is this: I have my OS installed on the C drive, which is actually a RAID-5 system using a Promise Fasttrak SX4000 RAID controller. Everything works hunky dorey during normal operations. However, I also travel a lot for work, and therefore I often leave my machines at home running unattended. Every so often, something happens (brownout, etc) which causes my machines to shutdown ungracefully.
When this happens, and I try to start the machine back up, it starts loading W2K, and eventually I get the "Inaccessible_boot_device" BSOD. The only way I can fix this is to put in the W2K cd, go into setup and repair the installation. Once that is done, then I can reboot normally and boot right into the OS without a problem.
Is there any way, when the OS is installed on a RAID system that Windows 2000 doesn't natively support (ie, it doesn't have the drivers for the RAID controller built in), to fix this issue? Or is the only answer to either a) reinstall the OS on a stand alone drive that is accessible to the motherboard upon powerup or b) spend the $$ for a UPS that will properly shutdown machines upon a power surge?
I know, the first thing some people are going to say is "well if you would shutdown windows properly, then you wouldn't have that problem!"
But the reality is that a proper windows shutdown can't happen everytime. The problem I have is this: I have my OS installed on the C drive, which is actually a RAID-5 system using a Promise Fasttrak SX4000 RAID controller. Everything works hunky dorey during normal operations. However, I also travel a lot for work, and therefore I often leave my machines at home running unattended. Every so often, something happens (brownout, etc) which causes my machines to shutdown ungracefully.
When this happens, and I try to start the machine back up, it starts loading W2K, and eventually I get the "Inaccessible_boot_device" BSOD. The only way I can fix this is to put in the W2K cd, go into setup and repair the installation. Once that is done, then I can reboot normally and boot right into the OS without a problem.
Is there any way, when the OS is installed on a RAID system that Windows 2000 doesn't natively support (ie, it doesn't have the drivers for the RAID controller built in), to fix this issue? Or is the only answer to either a) reinstall the OS on a stand alone drive that is accessible to the motherboard upon powerup or b) spend the $$ for a UPS that will properly shutdown machines upon a power surge?
