 | View Full Version : reinstalling raq 4i interactive6 12-04-2002, 05:08 PM Hi, I want to reinstall my raq4i OS. i have the OS restore CD. How do I hook up a CDROM to it or is there any other way to load the OS? If anyone has ever reinstalled a 4i OS, please point me in the right direction. .John interactive6 12-04-2002, 05:12 PM i can't hook up a regular cdrom to where the second scsi hd should go right? .j CmptrWz 12-04-2002, 05:57 PM I am not positive, but if you have the right kind of CD drive you should be able to hook it up to where the second HD goes. In general, if you have SCSI then you hook up a SCSI CD, otherwise hook up a "normal" CD. interactive6 12-04-2002, 06:30 PM yeah i have a scsi so i was thinking that it wouldnt have an ide slot. .j interactive6 12-04-2002, 06:31 PM the cd says in requirements that it needs to boot off the CD. is this something that is CDRom specific? .john interactive6 12-04-2002, 06:38 PM will i have to worry about getting cdrom drivers on there? .j HPV 12-04-2002, 08:12 PM all you need is a crossover cable and another computer with a CDROM. let the computer boot to the cd and answer YES... interactive6 12-04-2002, 08:17 PM crossover cable? crossover IDE cable will make a IDE drive work on a scsi? .john HPV 12-04-2002, 09:06 PM Ahhh I dont know if I should answer that.... the crossover cable connection is a pretty basic networking method for tcpip.... interactive6 12-04-2002, 11:05 PM oh a crossover network cable? how does that work? .j BruceT 12-04-2002, 11:49 PM Boot an x86 laptop or PC off the OSRCD. Complete directions will be on the screen. Basically, you power off the RaQ. Boot a laptop or PC with a compatible NIC (listed in the directions) off the OSRCD. Once it's up and running, connect the RaQ and the laptop/PC with a crossover ethernet cable, or 2 regular ethernet cables plus an switch or hub. Power up the RaQ, holding down the "S" button next to the LCD. Once it comes up, you'll see a "boot from" message in the LCD. Press "S" twice more until it reads "boot from net", then press "E" You're hands-off at that point. The RaQ will reboot itself once. Don't touch it until you see "Please turn power off now" on the LCD. Then it's done. BruceT 12-04-2002, 11:50 PM One more follow up - the BIOS/ROM in the RaQ doesn't support a CDROM being connected to the IDE connector. Nor will it boot from the external SCSI connector. The only way to rebuild it is using the ethernet connection. interactive6 12-05-2002, 12:59 AM thanks for your help. i was ordering a scsi cdrom to load in there. |