[geeks] windows on a Sun v65x?

[Francois Dion]

Actually, while I was waiting on the format, I took yet another V65x I 
had. Tried booting, didn't work, then I tried changing the boot order to 
1. removable media and 2. cdrom. That did boot. Weirdness supreme.

But Windows 2000 server doesn't see the hard disk. You sure it works out 
of the box? From what I know, the controller is an adaptec 7902 u320.

So I went back to the other box, and xcopy doesn't work. Argh. So I'm 
trying to track down the scsi driver for the controller to try to get 
the cd to go. I dont see any 7902 on the download section. I guess I'll 
have to dig.

Francois

Scott Howard wrote:

>On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 03:32:54PM -0500, Francois Dion wrote:
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>>Alright, before I receive tons of email, let me explain. I'm needing to 
>>compare performance of windows 2000 server and Solaris 9 12/03. On a Sun 
>>V65x. Or so I tought I could.
>>
>>I got a pair of V65x. On one I installed Solaris. On the other, I'm 
>>trying to install windows, but it just wont go anywhere. It doesn't look 
>>like it's booting the cd, somehow. It will boot Solaris in a jiffy. This 
>>is an intel mobo. Did Sun figure out a way to prevent Windows to boot on 
>>this box?
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>Certainly should work out of the box.  The V65x will very shortly appear
>on the Microsoft Windows certification list (or whatever they call it)
>for a few versions of Windows, including w2k.
>
>  Scott
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