HP Xw6400 - Workstation - 4 GB RAM Overview
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Transition from PATA optical disc drives to
SATA optical disc drives
Transition from PATA optical disc drives to SATA optical disc drives ......................................................... 1
Background ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Scope ................................................................................................................................................ 2
Definitions........................................................................................................................................... 2
Boot to DOS .................................................................................................................................... 2
Bootable DOS CD-ROM.................................................................................................................... 2
Disk On Key (DOK) .......................................................................................................................... 2
DOS CD-ROM driver ........................................................................................................................ 2
ISOLinux ......................................................................................................................................... 3
SATA emulation modes..................................................................................................................... 3
Combined IDE controller ............................................................................................................... 3
Separate IDE controller ................................................................................................................. 3
ACHI .......................................................................................................................................... 3
RAID+ACHI ................................................................................................................................. 3
Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE) ...................................................................... 3
Mixing PATA and SATA optical drives ................................................................................................... 4
FailSafe Boot Block BIOS recovery......................................................................................................... 4
HP xw4400 Workstation ...................................................................................................................... 4
Boot to DOS .................................................................................................................................... 4
DLA ................................................................................................................................................ 4
HP xw6400 Workstation ...................................................................................................................... 4
Boot to DOS .................................................................................................................................... 4
DLA ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Update BIOS using the Computer Setup Utility (F10 Setup) ................................................................... 5
Auto Boot Order .............................................................................................................................. 5
HP xw8400 Workstation ...................................................................................................................... 6
Boot to DOS .................................................................................................................................... 6
DLA ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Update BIOS using the Computer Setup Utility (F10 setup) .................................................................... 6
Two identical SATA optical disc drive models connected to the SAS ports............................................... 6
Auto boot order ............................................................................................................................... 7
HP xw9400 Workstation ...................................................................................................................... 7
Boot to DOS .................................................................................................................................... 7
DLA ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Two identical SATA optical disc drive models connected to the SAS ports............................................... 7
Overview of Boot to DOS and DLA capabilities by platform...................................................................... 8
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Transition from PATA optical disc drives to SATA optical disc drives Transition from PATA optical disc drives to SATA optical disc drives ............1 Background ............................2 Scope ..............................2 Definitions............................2 Boot to DOS ............................ 2 Bootable DOS CD-ROM........................2 Disk On Key (DOK) .......................... -
Page 2: Background
Background In new technology transitions, support for some legacy features is often difficult to manage or remove. In the transition from PATA to SATA optical devices, many companies, including HP, have issues regarding drivers that enable legacy DOS and DOS-based utilities. This paper details various issues relating to the transition from PATA to SATA optical disc drives and provides several workarounds. -
Page 3: Isolinux
ISOLinux ISOLinux is a boot loader for Linux/i386 that operates off ISO 9660/El Torito CD-ROMs in No emulation mode. No emulation mode avoids the need to create an emulation disk image with limited space (for floppy emulation) or compatibility problems (for hard disk emulation.) ISOLinux can be used to wrap a DOS boot disk to enable the ability to boot to DOS using various SATA emulation modes. -
Page 4: Mixing Pata And Sata Optical Drives
Mixing PATA and SATA optical drives When mixing PATA and SATA optical drives in a workstation, the system first detects the PATA optical drive. For example, if the first optical drive is a SATA drive and second optical drive is a PATA drive, then the system detects the PATA optical drive first. -
Page 5: Dla
• Develop and use a DOS bootable DOK. • Change SATA emulation settings to either combined or separate mode. • If DLA is not required, then use ISOLinux to wrap your current bootable DOS CD-ROM. If the SATA emulation mode is changed for the purpose of imaging, then be sure the setting is reverted to the emulation mode on which the image was created. -
Page 6: Hp Xw8400 Workstation
HP xw8400 Workstation The following topics are specific to the HP xw8400 Workstation. Boot to DOS The xw8400 can boot from a bootable DOS CD-ROM in combined or separate modes. Boot to DOS currently does not work in RAID+AHCI mode or when the SATA optical disc drive is connected to a SAS port. -
Page 7: Auto Boot Order
Two identical SATA optical disc drive models connected to the SAS ports If you have two identical SATA optical disc drives connected to SAS ports on an xw8400, the SAS controller might not initialize properly, and either of the drives might not be available for use. A delay occurs when loading the Option ROM of the SAS controller, which can take up to two minutes. -
Page 8: Overview Of Boot To Dos And Dla Capabilities By Platform
F) If DLA is required to access tools and/or utilities, place these files on a network share. © 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.