Re: SBS 2003 Install fails after first reboot
From: Frank McCallister (anonymous)
Date: 07/10/04
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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:13:47 -0500
Hi Robert
If this is a Test drive and not a production server and the SCSI is a 9 Gig
or so, install on the SCSI with your IDE as D for Exchange and Data.
Frank McCallister
COMPUMAC
"Robert Baum" <robert.baum@rbc-technik.de> wrote in message
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> Hi Marina,
>
> i know, but normally you can assume that older hardware
> is supported. Ok - no dinosauros - but at least something
> that fits the minimum requirements issued by MS. I
> recently installed Win2003 on an older HP server model
> (about 4-5 years old) and had no major problems, but
> discovered a problem with IDE harddisks too and had them
> removed temporarily.
>
> I' am sorry not to have more recent hardware on stock to
> testdrive SBS 2003 ;-)
>
> So i will have to find some way.
>
> Thanx
> Robert
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi Robert,
>>
>>I440 BX chipset?? Do you know how old that is?
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Marina
>>Microsoft SBS-MVP
>>
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
>>news:2afc901c466af$dac4ff70$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi again,
>>>
>>> and the story goes on...
>>>
>>> i tried a completly different computer (only same type
> of
>>> mainboard chipset i440bx from Gigabyte) spending
> another
>>> three hours and the same story again - no boot after
>>> initial install.
>>>
>>> So i got a SCSI disk jammed into the system - oh what a
>>> surprise - it works.
>>>
>>> Conclusion:
>>> Something must be wrong with SBS 2003/Windows 2003 and
>>> mainboards with i440BX chipset running IDE/ATA
> harddisks.
>>>
>>> Does anybody know about such problems and how to
> resolve
>>> them?
>>>
>>> Thanx
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >Hi there,
>>> >
>>> >i got a really weird problem after first reboot of SBS
>>> >2003 installation.
>>> >
>>> >Every time the OS is not starting up after initial
>>> >copying of files to the harddisk with a simple
>>> >message: 'Error while loading OS' shortly after BIOS
> has
>>> >finished its tasks. May be occuring during first basic
>>> >boot-block operations?
>>> >
>>> >I already did ...
>>> >- update BIOS of my Gigabyte 686 (6BX) to latest
> version
>>> >(i440BX chipset)
>>> >- changed harddisk settings and BIOS parameters
>>> >- changed harddisks (ATA/40GB, IDE/12GB)
>>> >- changed HDD to clipping mode (32GB)
>>> >- varied size of boot partition between 8GB to 40GB
>>> (NTFS)
>>> >- changed graphic card
>>> >- removed soundcard
>>> >- added 1GB of RAM
>>> >- changed the date/time to prior 23.11.2003
>>> >- defaulted the BIOS
>>> >- tried to use repair mode and reinstalled on same
>>> >partition
>>> >- reinstalled a thousand times
>>> >.... and it's always a no go.
>>> >
>>> >Partition, files and everything seems to be OK and
>>> >acessible at any time after initial copying of files
> by
>>> >the installation routine, but no boot.
>>> >
>>> >So anyone out there to know such a problem or have any
>>> >clue?
>>> >
>>> >Thanks
>>> >Robert
>>> >.
>>> >
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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