Re: SBS 2003 Install fails after first reboot

From: Robert Baum (Robert.Buam_at_rbc-technik.de)
Date: 07/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 03:27:23 -0700

Hi,

so far i got a baseline now. I installed on a IDE
harddisk physically smaller than 32GB (not a clipping
mode but real!), actually it is a 12 GB IDE Harddisk.

So i assume something strange is going on between BIOS,
harddisk size and Windows 2003 when jumping over the 32GB
border with IDE drives on that 440bx.

My old SBS 4.5 is running since years on hardware ... you
don't want to know it, really ;-). It finally came into
its years and i decided to hit reality that i need to
update sometime.

Actually i will complete the installation and hope that i
do not face the same problems after a couple of weeks
like you did, having a "Gremlins free zone".

I already transferred the harddisk image to another disk
without fail, so i'll try to move up the harddisk size
ladder as far as i could reach - presumeably 32GB (if i
still find such a small size on the market).

Bye
Robert

>-----Original Message-----
>you know what chipset my SBS runs?
>
>OK, so I gotta come clean,,, you know that hiccup with
my LoungeAN I had
>several weeks ago, here's the story.
>
>I've run SBS 2000 on my SuperMicro P6 SBS mobo for a few
years, yep it's a
>440bx chipset. Pure coincidence that the mobo model is
SBS which in
>SuperMicro model numbering appears to mean Single
processor, Bx chipset,
>Scsi. I have a P6 DBE mobo also, Dual processor, Bx,
Eide.
>
>Having received a copy of SBS2003 I eventually jumped on
the bandwagon,
>didn't bother with a migration, threw out the old and in
with the new.
>Installed SBS 2003 so that the OS was on a pair of
software mirrored SCSI's
>and DATA was placed on a pair of mirrored IDE's. Worked
fine for several
>weeks. Stopped working fine one day when I rebooted for
no particular
>reason.
>
>So now we come to the fun, funny, and not-funny bit. I
couldn't for the life
>me, for love or money restore SBS2003 on the damned
thing, couldn't get the
>existing install running by hook or crook. Said 'stuff
it, need to get
>something up and running' so grabbed a spare IDE and
started with CD1
>SBS2003, similar problem to our OP. OK, so let's try a
scsi, there's a
>couple of spares here. Same result. I still don't know
why the first install
>went without hiccup yet these attempts failed miserably.
I blamed RAM, the
>mobo, the drives, Norse Gods, eventually settled on
Gremlins cavorting with
>the bad fairies who really run things around here.
>
>So I'm back on SBS2K, same pair of soft mirrored SCSI's,
soft mirrored
>IDE's, same mobo, same RAM, same fairies. Stable as a
rock.
>
>I'd try an inplace upgrade but I've taken her down a
couple of times and
>even vanilla W2K3 refuses to install on her. and HEY, my
friend the SQL
>programmer has moved out, there's a few years left in
the old girl yet. If I
>can find a Slot 1 >800 CPU I might even replace the 500.
>
>"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]"
<marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message
>news:e14S9MrZEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> 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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