Re: Problem installing SBS2003 on MSI 915P motherboard with SATA R
- From: "Jeff Law" <JeffLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:15:03 -0700
Hi Karl
Thanks for your response. The solution provided by SuperGumby, converting
the disk to Dynamic, fixed the problem I was having.
Having said that I have since had one strange shutdown right near the end of
the SBS install, and the SBS wont restart and finish off. Exchange is broken,
and goodness know what else. The RAID controller reckons one of the disks is
missing!!
I have downloaded all the latest drivers through the MSI web site and all
have installed ok (no little yellow exclamation marks) apart from an "SM Bus
Controller" Not sure what that is, but the RAID drivers, Sound, and LAN are
all fine.
Actually I thought my RAID drivers were Intel. It uses the ICH6R chipset
thingy, and I have installed the Intel Application Accelerator RAID utiliy.
While I would definitely prefer to use SCSI as it has been around for yonks
and has a proven track record, the extra cost is usually the prohibitive
factor. I have used IDE RAID with Adaptec controllers in the past ok, but
this time out I thought I would be brave and use SATA. Silly me!
Regards
Jeff from NZ
"Karl Middleton" wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> I am philosophically a bit more relaxed about using SATA in servers even if
> it is not normally a server technology. I have 4 sites on SATA and they tick
> along beautifully.
>
> Having said that, your problem certainly is a strange one. When I get the
> unpredictable results you are seeing so early in the setup process I start
> looking at drivers. Have you confirmed that the base Windows 2003 has
> discovered all its devices and assigned a driver to them all IE: no yellow
> in Device Manager? Next, are all the drivers the most up to date from the
> manufacturer? Finally, are the drivers properly signed and on the Microsoft
> hardware compatibility list? I have used non signed drivers on servers
> before and had emotionally disturbing experiences as a consequence.
>
> I did notice that your onboard RAID is SiI. I can definitely confirm
> beaucoup problems using SiI RAID controllers in a Windows SBS2003 server.
> You don't state which SiI chipset you have but I found consistent RAID
> errors causing BSOD, freezes, etc. I used an expansion SiI RAID 0/1
> controller in a home SBS server and had to junk it.
>
> Some of the MVPs on this site choose to go for the name brand industrial
> strength SCSI gear. I can vouch for the Adaptec 1200S SATA controller if
> your customer has a small site with modest needs.
>
> Regards
> Karl from Oz
>
>
>
> "Jeff Law" <JeffLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:08CE6A97-F879-4967-B9A4-79341B919B81@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> > I have been struggling with this problem, trying to narrow it down, for a
> > week now. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction or give me
> > some clues as to whether it is possible to fix.
> >
> > I have a new server which I am trying to install SBS 2003 on. I have 2 x
> > 250GB SATA drives in it and am trying to use the motherboard RAID to
> > mirror
> > these disks.
> >
> > It appears that for some reason, the SBS setup process cannot understand
> > the
> > hard disks. During the DCPROMO part when asking for the Database, Log, and
> > Sysvol folders, the default values are: C:\NTDS, C:\NTDS, and C:\Sysvol,
> > when
> > normally they include the WIndows directory, eg C:\Windows\NTDS etc
> >
> > Not only that but I cant change the directories. Doesnt matter what I
> > enter
> > in the Change Path option, it is always rejected as containing invalid
> > characters. (By the way, this change path option does not display any
> > directory information in it where it normally does.)
> >
> > If I proceed with out changing these options, I get the same problem
> > trying
> > to change the location of the data volumes for the applications. Not quite
> > what I want.
> >
> > If I do a manual DCPROMO, the Database, Log, and Sysvol folders come up
> > with
> > what I call the correct default directories, ie C:\Windows\NTDS etc, and I
> > can change the volumes without a problem.
> >
> > If I disable the RAID on the motherboard and have two disks, then the SBS
> > installation behaves properly, so I am assuming that it is a problem with
> > the
> > RAID drivers somehow, but why does the standard DCPROMO work whereas the
> > one
> > in the SBS setup doesnt?
> >
> > The drivers I am using are the Windows 2003 ones.
> >
> > Any ideas here gratefully accepted.
> > Jeff
>
>
>
.
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