[gPXE] Windows 7 Install to iSCSI with gPXE

[Nick Couchman]

Very sorry to bother everyone - I thought I had already tried disabling AHCI and setting ATA mode, but apparently this did the trick - either that or removing the local hard drive altogether.  In any case, I was able to install Windows 7 to the iSCSI volume and it is not booting and finishing the setup.  Thanks, Shao, for the tips!

-Nick

>>> On 2010/02/11 at 16:06, Shao Miller <Shao.Miller at yrdsb.edu.on.ca> wrote: 
> Nick Couchman wrote:
>>
>> ...This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. 
>> Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS 
>> menu...
>>
> 
> We have:
> 
> http://etherboot.org/pipermail/gpxe/2010-January/000225.html
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=422fdd8a0904020213h1
> 939a7aar600dd10d8d0e954b%40mail.gmail.com
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=422fdd8a0904020350l4
> 63cc5b2j123632a0ed572616%40mail.gmail.com
> 
> And you saw the "Cards that may not work with this" at 
> http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win7
> 
> And the note here 
> http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k8_iscsi_install#starting_the_inst
> allation 
> and the referenced article here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/KB933925
> 
> And the last section here 
> http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k8_iscsi_install#what_to_do_if_the
> _installation_saysensure_that_the_disk_s_controller_is_enabled_in_the_compute
> r_s_bios_menu
> 
> If I recall correctly, Thomas Miletich might have noticed that the BIOS' 
> HDD settings (SATA/IDE emulation) might have something to do with it.  
> There might have been something about having an actual HDD in the unit 
> or not having it in, just during installation.  I can't seem to track 
> down the exact correspondence, sorry.
> 
> Disclaimer: All claims and opinions are solely those of myself and do 
> not and should not be perceived as representing the Etherboot nor the 
> gPXE projects in any way.  Thank you for your understanding.
> 
> - Shao Miller




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