David- It might be the drive itself, I'd try a 1X drive if you have one. -----Original Message----- From: David Betz [mailto:dbetz@xlisper.mv.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:00 PM To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Booting a VAXstation 4000 VLC off the hobbyist boot CD-ROM I have my VAXstation 4000 VLC running to the ">>>" prompt and would like to boot the hobbyist CD-ROM to install VMS on the hard drive but I'm having trouble getting the CD-ROM to boot. If I type 'boot dka400' at the prompt, the CD-ROM spins up and I get the text "-DKA400" displayed on the console but then I get the ">>>" prompt again. Can anyone tell me why that would happen? I'm using a NEC CDR-1910A SCSI CD-ROM drive set to SCSI ID 4. *************************************************************** This E-mail is confidential. It should not be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than the intended recipient. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying by whatever medium is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the E-mail from your system. ***************************************************************