SCSI/IDE

http://www.rackmount.com/RAID/HD_Interface.htm

this should solve your dilema

so, it is the only way to check??  can i check it somewhere on windiws??

also, one of my coworkers' box shows "scsi driver not installed" when boots up, does it mean it is scsi??

It would help if you posted some more details, about the computer you have the problem with, ie. what operating system etc

This is the situation I have...

For some reason, his machine administrator password got changed, and his right also has been changed, he now can not even change date/time, because always prompt for "need proper privilege"

No one knows admin password. So, the idea is to reset admin using some sort of sortware.  But during the process of creating boot disk,  It asks if it has scsi contriller.

by the way, it is win 2k


thanks

To recover from your situation try this
http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~xzhu/win2k.html

To recover from your situation try this
http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~xzhu/win2k.html

POST test??? Is it when you press DEL or F1????


Also, his machine shows "SCSI controller did not installed while booting"

i think you are seeing "SCSI BIOS not installed", is that correct?

ok you probably have an Ultra DMA adapter installed with IDE drives.
If the adapter is interfering with the boot up you can remove it & plug your HDD into the primary IDE slot on your mother board & continue with setup.

I am not sure actually....I have to confirm this on monday when I am back to the office......


If I did not plug hdd into primary ide slot on the motherboard....would it affect my admin password reseeing??  Thanks

When I was doing some test for resetting the admin, a boot cd was created.  I used it on my desktop, it was ok.

But on my laptop, it said "Failed to install network adapter -- check WINBOM"

What does that mean??


Thank you very much.

You either have a different network card than the one it is looking for, or don't have a card at all.