Virtual Machine not starting

[sergef1973]

I am trying to convert one of my stand alone servers running on Windows Server 2003 to the vrtual environment. I install Stand alone converte from vmware website and run the conversion. It did gave me warning that its "unable to locate required Sysprep files" which I ignored.

According to the task progress inside the converter, conversion has been completed successfully.. I am attaching log file.

Now here where the problem begins: I can't start up this machine on the virtual server. When I click on power on, the only thing that I see on the console scree is blinking cursor.

Any ideas on why this is happenening?

[IamTHEvilONE · Accepted solution]

There is no log file attached here.

Please ensure that the virtual machine is using an LSI logic driver. There are a number of forum posts about conversions working, and then the virtual machine boots to a blinking cursor.

Check this out:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/224461?tstart=0

Regards,

EvilOne

VMware vExpert 2009

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[continuum]

boot into BartPE and check if the disk / partition is set to active.

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[sergef1973]

Setting Controller for LSI did work. Will try it with other servers I am trying to convert.