Re: SBS Install hangs on boot disc

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From: SuperGumby (not_at_your.nellie)
Date: 03/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:57:20 +1100

I haven't tried installing onto PII processors (the GA-6BXD manual suggests
it is a PII mobo), but it does say minimum PIII. 

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"Dave Campbell" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:a99901c40707$fb5ba7f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I've got a decidedly older server (that is still enough
> horsepower for my needs) that simply won't accept an
> install of SBS 2003. Can anyone shed any light on this
> one? I have tried various drive configurations and bios
> settings with no luck.
>
> Here is the setup:
>
> Generic CD-Rom
> 60GB Drive
> Generic Network Card
> Generic VGA Card
>
> Gigabyte GA-6BXD Mainboard
> Dual PIII-450
> 3x256MB PC100 RAM
>
> I have tried various drives around the office and tried
> removing the network card as well. No luck.
>
> Here's what happens: I insert the SBS CD and tell the
> system to boot from CD. It loads all the parts and
> says "Setup is starting Windows" then just sits there.
>
> I have also run the setup utility on the SBS CD from
> Windows 2000 Pro (currently on the machine)... this
> created a new partition with the files from the CD on it
> and rebooted. This time asks you to boot Win2k or SBS
> 2003 Setup... when you choose setup it loads the files
> just like when booting from CD (only much faster) but
> also hangs at "Setup is Starting Windows".
>
> Now the minimum specs for SBS 2003 that I read were a
> PIII 350 w/ 256MB Ram... and no searches on Microsoft or
> Google have turned up anything useful. Can anyone here
> suggest anything?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave
> dave (at) fatcattech.com

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