Re: Installing Issues

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Just to be clear, are you thinking about one of more of the drives in the
array?
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Alan Jones
Big Spring Design


"Mark Crall" wrote:

Drats! The HCL shows this as a compatible machine. Corrupt media?
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Regards,
Mark Crall
Systems Engineer
Charlotte Tech Care Team / Carolina VoIP
Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Charlotte SBS Group Leader - www.sbs-charlotte.com
Direct: (704) 248-8328 x33

If you think installing patches and security updates is expensive, try not
installing them...
"AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Downloaded latest driver from HP. Found the F6 option, ran the installer
again.

Got right up to the final re-boot, and the system never came back.

One thing of note, the installer wanted to make sure I wanted to use the
driver I did since it claimed to have a newer one already than what I was
installing. I downloaded mine directly from the HP website.

Anymore ideas?
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Alan Jones
Big Spring Design


"Mark Crall" wrote:

Hi Cris,
FYI:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/server/default.aspx?subID=22&xslt=globalsearch&qu=+6400r&scope=1

You are correct. He needs to get that smart array driver in during the
install or he will never get the OS to run. Been there done that one...

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Regards,
Mark Crall
Systems Engineer
Charlotte Tech Care Team / Carolina VoIP
Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Charlotte SBS Group Leader - www.sbs-charlotte.com
Direct: (704) 248-8328 x33

If you think installing patches and security updates is expensive, try
not installing them...
"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]"
<crisnospamhanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You should probably be checking with HP/Compaq regarding a Server 2003
driver for the Smart Array. When SBS is first installing there is a
screen that says "Press F6 to install additional drivers" that's when
you would add the smart array driver

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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
Owner, Computing Possibilities
Belleville, IL
A Microsoft Partner
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Please only respond in newsgroups to share with everyone
"AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Nope, I just followed all of the default screens. I was never asked
to supply
anthing. Other than verifying the CD Key, the timezone, and giving it
a name
and password, I was never asked for anything at all.

Is there like a Smart Arrary CD I should be using or something?
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Alan Jones
Big Spring Design


"Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)" wrote:

> have tried letting it reboot and see if it will come up in safe
mode??
>
> This sounds like a driver issue
>
> When you did the initial install did you supply any kind of a
driver for the RAID?
>
> --
> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
> --------------------------------------
> Please do not respond directly to me, but only post in the
newsgroup so all can take advantage
> "AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> No. I'm inserting the CD, booting the server and then doing the
"press any
> key" function to boot from CD.
>
> Then I following the on screen instructions to do the install on
the "C"
> partition.
>
> It accepts all the credentials, let's me name the box and then
goes all the
> way down to the "Finalizing Stage" reboots it's self. During it's
re-boot the
> compaq diagnostic's run, the "Windows Server 2003" screen comes
up, then the
> screen goes blank, the monitor turns off and nothing happens. The
disk lights
> still continue to flash, but nothing else happens.
> --
> Alan Jones
> Big Spring Design
>
>
> "Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Are you trying to do the actual install of SBS using some sort
of Compaq utility (Smart Array or otherwise?)
> >
> > --
> > Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
> > --------------------------------------
> > Please do not respond directly to me, but only post in the
newsgroup so all can take advantage
> > "AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > They are 4 18.2Gb Integrated Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3
Hot Pluggable
> > dives that are in a raid array? There are two partitions C &
D.
> >
> > By default the CD is "B".
> >
> > Anyway these are drives setup using "Smart Array" (from
Compaq).
> >
> > It's like it's trying to boot, then just sort of stops?
> > --
> > Alan Jones
> > Big Spring Design
> >
> >
> > "Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > > What kind of drives are in your server and how are they
configured?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
> > > --------------------------------------
> > > Please do not respond directly to me, but only post in the
newsgroup so all can take advantage
> > > "AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > Hello,
> > > I am attempting to install SBS 2003 on a Compay Proliana
6400r.
> > >
> > > I have completed the "install screens" 3 or 4 times now.
Each time, when
> > > they installer says it's compete and needs to restart
again (this is after
> > > keying in the product key and the server name etc.) it
never comes back. I
> > > get the "Windows 2003" screen, but I never see a sign in
or anything. The
> > > screen goes dead and the machine just sits there.
> > >
> > > What am I missing?
> > > --
> > > Alan Jones
> > > Big Spring Design



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