> Booting . . .
What happens _before_ that?
I think that your old junk is older than my old junk, so your B180L
might behave differently from my C3700, but, around here, before a
message like "Booting . . .", I get messages like:
Processor is starting auto boot process.
To discontinue, press any key within 10 seconds.
At that point I "press any key", and get this:
Boot terminated.
----- Main Menu -------------------------------------------------------------
Command Description
------- -----------
BOot [PRI|ALT|<path>] Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|ALT|CON|KEY [<path>]] Display or modify a path
SEArch [DIsplay|[[IPL] [<path>]]] Search for boot devices
COnfiguration [<command>] Access Configuration menu/commands
INformation [<command>] Access Information menu/commands
SERvice [<command>] Access Service menu/commands
DIsplay Redisplay the current menu
HElp [<menu>|<command>] Display help for menu or command
RESET Restart the system
-----
Main Menu: Enter command >
I'd expect this to be about as close to a "BIOS" as you'll get on a
system like this.
From there, a command like SEArch might be informative. Around here,
for example, I can do:
Main Menu: Enter command > SEA
Searching for potential boot device(s)...
This may take several minutes.
To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).
Path Number Device Path Device Type
----------- ----------------- -----------
P0 IDE TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1502
P1 FWSCSI.6.0 HP 36.4GST336753LC
P2 FWSCSI.5.0 HP 36.4GST336753LC
Main Menu: Enter command >
That is, one (IDE) DVD-ROM drive, and two (SCSI) hard drives.
> Failed I/O operation with
> [...]
Bad hardware (disk) could explain that.
