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050-696 · Question #170
050-696 Question #170: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C. The server's BIOS is not configured to boot from the CD-ROM drive.. When a server displays 'Operating system not found' after a bootable CD is inserted, the root cause is a BIOS boot order misconfiguration rather than a hardware incompatibility.
Question
You are installing OES NetWare on new server hardware. The server has dual Pentium 4 CPUs running at 2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, an integrated 64-bit PCI network board, and mirrored 200 GB hard disk drives. You power on the server and insert the OES NetWare Operating System CD in the server's CD Novell 050-696 Exam drive. However, the NetWare installation program doesn't run. Instead, you see a message that states "Operating system not found. Please insert a disk in drive A:, then press any key." What is causing this problem?
Options
- AThe OES NetWare installation program doesn't support dual CPUs.
- BThe system must be booted from the OES NetWare Products CD first.
- CThe server's BIOS is not configured to boot from the CD-ROM drive.
- DThe OES NetWare installation program doesn't support integrated network boards.
- EThe OES NetWare installation program isn't compatible with 64-bit PCI network boards.
- FThe server's hard disk drives must be partitioned and formatted before you can install OES NetWare.
Explanation
When a server displays 'Operating system not found' after a bootable CD is inserted, the root cause is a BIOS boot order misconfiguration rather than a hardware incompatibility.
Common mistakes.
- A. OES NetWare supports multiprocessor systems including dual-CPU configurations, so dual Pentium 4 CPUs do not prevent the installation from starting.
- B. OES NetWare is installed from the Operating System CD, not the Products CD; booting from a different CD is not required.
- D. OES NetWare supports integrated network boards and their presence does not prevent the installer from running.
- E. 64-bit PCI network boards are supported by OES NetWare and do not cause boot failures or installer incompatibility.
- F. OES NetWare does not require pre-partitioned or pre-formatted disks; the installer handles disk preparation as part of the installation process.
Concept tested. BIOS boot order configuration for CD-ROM installation
Reference. https://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/oes_install/data/bsxu3vc.html
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