Re: Installing SBS 2k3 - HELP!!!
From: Dylan (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/04/04
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Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 01:42:51 -0700
Thanks for the advice guys.
I've tried methods 2 (Dell site is crap, can't find
drivers), 3 (tells me the drivers are already loaded), and
4 (can't find any drivers on the CD!?! weird).
I have borrowed a CD from a friend with Windows 2003
standard server on it and when loaded directly that won't
find the drives either.
If I use the assistant CD and then put the full server in
and load it up is it possible to 'upgrade' to SBS from
that? Sounds like that might be my best option as long as
2k3 standard will allow an 'upgrade' like that.
Can anyone confirm this please?
Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>You'll just have to try really hard to get the controller
and disks
>recognised by the SBS2003 boot CD. Here are my tips:
>1. There are 2 distinct and different ways to install
SCSI drivers into
>SBS2003 when booting from the CD. One is the F6 way that
you mention, the
>other I think involved pressing F8 at some other point
(much earlier). As
>long as you've tried BOTH methods, as some drivers only
work the one way.
>2. Get the drivers from the Dell website for that server
rather than from
>adaptec.
>3. Get the drivers from the resource CD included with the
server.
>4. Fish the drivers from the assistant CD, maybe manually
copying the .sys
>files and hacking the "textsetup.txt" (or similar) file
by hand.
>5. Try the assistant CD, telling it you've got a stock
standard Win2K3
>server instead.
>6 If that doesn't work, maybe GET a standard Win2K3 CD
(eg an evaluation
>one) and install this, then "upgrade" to SBS2003.
>
>
>
>
>"Dylan" <dylan@noplanb.com> wrote in message
>news:175be01c448f2$8d32d1e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>Please help me!!!
>
>I am having a problem installing SBS 2k3. I have a Dell
>Poweredge 1750 server with 2 73GB SCSI Hard drives (on an
>Adaptec AHA-39160 controller).
>
>Dell supllied both the server and SBS BUT as 2 seperate
>orders (as they won't pre-install SBS on this particular
>model - charming!) so it's up to me to install SBS.
>
>With all servers Dell supply a 'server assistant CD'. I
>used this to set up the system with RAID 1 and all my
>windows details but it wouldn't install. I called Dell,
>they said that CD isn't compatible with SBS.
>
>When i try and load SBS by itself i doesn't see the 2
>73GB SCSI drives. So I went to the Adaptec site, found
>the drivers, put them on floppy and tried to load SBS
>again (pressing F6 to load additional drivers) and it
>STILL won't see the drives.
>
>I called MS directly who told me that the support is
>chargeable. Seeing as I can't even load it yet I begrudge
>paying over £200 for help on this. Can anyone advise me?
>
>By the way, when using Dell's CD BOTH drives show up
>fine. It's weird.
>
>Can anyone please help me?!?! It's driving me nuts!!!!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dylan
>
>
>.
>
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