During the Microsoft® Windows® boot process on the master console hardware,
if Windows tries
to start but fails with
an Inaccessible Boot Device message on a blue screen,
and another
restart attempt does not solve the problem, the Windows boot
code on the startup device
might be corrupted.
The following instructions require that
you use the administrator
password for the power-on password when you restart the system. If
the system
is set up with an administrator password and you use a regular power-on
password,
you can see only a limited version of the Configuration/Setup menu.
Perform the following steps to resolve the problem:
- Restart the master console system
and watch the screen. When the Press F1 for Configuration/Setup message
appears, press F1.
The main menu for Configuration/Setup
Utility
is displayed.
- Select Start
Options from the main menu.
- Select Start
Sequence.
- Step down the sequence
to the one that contains the hard disk.
- Use
the left and right cursor keys to select the other hard disk.
For example, if the hard disk is set to 1, select 0. If the hard disk
is set
to 0, select 1.
- Press Esc to exit each menu
until the option to save and exit is
displayed. Select Yes to save the changes and
exit
the Configuration/Setup Utility.
- If the master console system
starts, proceed with the steps for recovering from a master console disk
failure. If the master console system
does not start, contact your IBM® service
representative.