Re: Install Problem at GUI Startup

Try removing the Adaptec from machine until setup completes. My guess is that it is switching the Adaptec to be in front of the IDE for some reason at this point. There's a whole discussion about boot up and HD controllers on the older pages of my blog, but basically there are two different loading mechanisms happening here. There is text mode setup, which sees HDs based on some very primative drivers, and then Plug and Play that kicks in at the GUI mode, and loads things there.

One thing you can try - turn OFF "Plug and Play OS" in your BIOS if it's on.

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Charlie.
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"denko" <denko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0591934B-A8DB-4A89-AA8F-265FBE1DE4FC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have an Adaptec SCSI 2940 UW controller and plan to use software RAID for
data on that array once I have have SBS installed. The system is being
installed on a 60 GB IDE HDD (20GB partioned for system and the balance
currentlyunpartioned.


"cjobes" wrote:

Do you have a hardware RAID controller? Did you download the newest drivers
and select F6 during the initial setup or do you use the Windows drivers?

Claus

"denko" <denko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:85E495BC-ADEC-4277-891E-797880E02B1D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am trying to do a clean install of Win SBS 2003. My server is set to
>boot
> first from the CDROM then HDD-0. The text install works fine (its > formats
> the HDD and loads the necessary files to the HDD). The problem is that
> when
> the install goes to switch to the GUI screen, the server tries to > reboot
> from
> the HDD and I get the message "NTLDR is missing" with instruction to
> reboot.
> I cannot get past this point.
>
> Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
>
>
> Dennis




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