On 12/24/2023 06:18:44, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
Hello,
Sorry, I've missed.
In the Message;
Subject : OT - older ASUS M4A78T-E not booting DVD Message-ID : <440f7922-0865-4a92-a08f-e5d97001d4db@j4computers.com> Date & Time: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 18:53:11 -0500
[JA] == joe a <joea-lists@j4computers.com> has written:
JA> Trying to salvage/repurpose former VMware host, to see if a JA> useful iSCSI target can be built on LEAP 15.5. Dr. Frankenstein JA> has granted me license to use some of his techniques. Call me Igor.
JA> Creeping along, gathering bits from various Cyber crypts in the JA> "Laboratory", I find the beastie will not boot from DVD or the JA> Floppy, but willingly boots the former VMware drive.
JA> The HD's are all "SATA" type, the DVD is IDE and the Floppy is, JA> well, floppy. JA> Well, the cable is anyway. The boot priority is DVD first, FD JA> second, HD third. [...]
First of all, try to clear the CMOS, removing the battery from the motherboard for about 15 minutes +/- will accomplish the same thing albeit without toiling in small areas on the board.
Regards & Good Night.
That I have not tried.