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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Subject: Re: 2.0.1 and NCR PCI-SCSI
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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 21:44:21 GMT
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In article <44u8ed$gi@a3bsrv.nai.net>, futurcom@nai.net (Bill Becker) writes:
> I was able to install successfully (sort of) with the NCR PCI SCSI and 
> apply the kernel and utility upgrades, but when i was supposed to write 
> the boot blocks, there was no option for writing *NCR* boot blocks.  Now, 
> the system cannot boot from the hard drive -- Naturally, with aha boot 
> blocks installed.

  As long as your motherboard supports the NCR BIOS, using the BIOS boot
blocks should work.

	Terry Kennedy		  Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	  St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
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