Okay, for all of you who might run into this problem some time..: I mailed NCR/Symbios (the controllercard i have) support and got this very helpful answer: Hello Joel, What you need to do depends upon what operating system that you are trying to install. If you are installing Windows NT it should boot directly from the CD-ROM to install to your hard drive as long as you have your system bios set to allow booting from the CD-ROM or SCSI controller. If you are trying to install Windows 95 or 98 you must first create a DOS (FAT) partition using fdisk and format it as a bootable DOS partition. The maximum size of a FAT-16 partition is 2 GB (recommended for Win 95) and for FAT-32 (for Win 98) the limit is much much higher. Once you have a bootable DOS partition use the LSI Logic ASPI (DOS) driver installation utility to install the DOS drivers for your SCSI card. The DOS driver installation file may be downloaded from the following LSI Logic web page: http://www.lsilogic.com/techsupp/support+drivers/dos.html. The file you need is DOS.ZIP or DOS.EXE. Both are in compressed Zip format. When installing the DOS drivers using the installation utility answer "Yes" or just the defaults to all questions. The drivers that you need are ASPI8xx.sys and SYMCD.sys. SYMDISK.sys is for removable drives such as Zip or Jaz drives. Once the drivers are installed and you reboot your system you hsould be able to install Win 95 or Win 98 from the CD. One caution. As the SCSI controller is likely built onto the motherboard. Check with ASUS before starting any of these procedures. ASUS may have a differrent procedure as they are responsible for the way they implemented the LSI Logic SCSI controller on their motherboard. Barney LSI Logic Technical Support mailto:support@... Technical Support: 719-533-7230 BBS: 719-533-7235 FAX: 719-533-7271 Web Site: http://www.lsilogic.com
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2000-07-06 by j.kolling@chello.nl
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