Hi,
I would like ideas for solving the following issue.
I am putting together this WinXP X64 system, on an ASUS M2NPVMX with a AMD x2 5200 processor
a WD 160GB SATA HD, and a pioneer DVD.
I INSTALLED the operating system and before adding anything else I added a SCSI raid adapter
Adaptec 2120S and 300GB SCSI hard disk. Now the system goes through the USUAL scsi
controller stuff completes all the checks but when its about to boot it hungs.
I remove the SCSI hard disk leave the controller it boots fine.

Just to check I repeated the process on my older PC (IDE drives, WINXP) and it worked
absolutely fine, I even formatted the SCSI hard disk and everything.
Any ideas why the machine does not boot??Any error messages when installing the SCSI adapters ? ?

If the SCSI drive has an OS installed you may have a ton of hiccups...Hi, thanks for your reply,
no OS system on the drive and no ERRORS messages during the SCSI adapter installation.
Thanks
basilWell since it is fine with the drive disconnected and there are no errors then it's either the drive itself or the card is failing...
Unfortunately the only way to test this would be to install the drive on another controller card and or try the card and drive in another machine.