RE: Setup freezes with HP NetRAID

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From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:29:05 -0700

During the initial setup phase, booting from CD, you're prompted to press F6
to provide RAID controller files.

You need to prepare a floppy disk with the appropriate drivers etc for your
version of the Operating System [Win98, Me, XP, NT, 200, 2003 etc] and the
files are specific for each one.

"Robert Rudolf" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a nasty problem when trying to install NTish Windows (NT4, 2000,
> XP) on my HP NetServer LX Pro:
>
> When booting from CD, setup freezes at the point where its says "setup
> is inspecting...". This occurs only when the HP NetRAID controller
> (which I'd like to use, of course) is installed in the system. When I
> boot from diskettes (I just was able to verify this for NT4), setup just
> starts perfectly...
> Configuration of the controller seems to be ok, because L*nux is able to
> probe the hardware.
>
> Any hints?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
>

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