Re: Installing Backoffice Small Business Server 4.5

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/14/04


Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:21:07 -0700

Yes we are just replacing the Server. Have tried removing
all partitions before install etc but still have the same
problem i.e reboots at the end of disk 2 when "Loading FAT
System..."

>-----Original Message-----
>Please tell me that this is not the first install for
this SBS 4.5 and you
>are just replacing the server
>
>Does this server have a utility partition?? If so,
remove it as well.
>Fdisk the whole thing and let SBS/NT do the partioning
and formating
>
>You are also aware that you may/will need NT4 SCSI
drivers if this is a scsi
>card/drive and that during the intial screen you will
need to do that F6 to
>add those drivers.
>
>If this is a brand new setup, I strongly strongly urge
you to reconsider
>installing SBS 4.5. All support for NT goes away in
less than 6 months.
>Here in the SBS newsgroups, most of the MVPs have moved
on to 2000 or 2003
>and not much memory for 4.5 issues.
>
>Hope this helps
>
>--
>Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
>_____________________
>Please only respond in the Newsgroup and not directly to
me, so that
>everyone can share the information
>"Barry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:2b48b01c46825$70ff1360$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> We are Installing Backoffice Small Business Server 4.5
on
>> a new Server with only a Dos Partition on it. Loads
first
>> Boot Disk ok. Then at the point on the second boot disk
>> when it says " loading FAT system ....." the machine
>> reboots.
>> Does this each time
>
>
>.
>



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