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The server starts up from the wrong hard disk, or the hard disk icon does not appear on
the desktop.
m The startup disk may be slow to start up. Restart the server.
During startup, your server’s operating system finds and mounts attached
SCSI devices that are up and running within 20 seconds. Some very large
hard disk drives (such as 2-gigabyte drives) may take longer than 20
seconds to come up to speed and therefore may not be recognized by the
operating system when the server is first turned on. Restarting the server
enables your system to find these devices because they will be able to reach
full operating speed during the second startup cycle.
If you still have a problem, try the following:
m If the hard disk is external, make sure it is turned on and its cable is
connected firmly and properly terminated; then restart the server.
m Check the ID numbers of all SCSI equipment connected to your server. See
the information on SCSI devices in Chapter 3 of this book.
m If the hard disk is your startup disk, start up your server with the Workgroup
Server Software CD-ROM disc (see “Starting Up From the CD-ROM
Drive” later in this chapter). Then see “Repairing a Damaged Disk” (later in
this chapter). If repairing the disk doesn’t help, follow the instructions in
“Reinstalling System Software” (also later in this chapter).
IMPORTANT If the hard disk in question has been initialized for use with RAID
volumes, you won’t see an icon for it on the desktop until you create at least
one RAID volume on that disk.
Icons do not appear correctly on your screen.
You need to “rebuild the desktop”—a process that helps your server keep track
of files and folders on your hard disks.
m Hold down the Option and x (Command) keys while starting up your
server. Keep holding down the keys until you see a message asking whether
you want to rebuild the desktop. Click OK.
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