Re: Why am I being asked for this file??

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When this message shows up, do you still have the USB floppy connected and
the floppy disk is still in the drive? It is a normal behavior that (after
F6) the installation will need access to the floppy when it does the initial
copying of files.

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Claus
"JM" <jake@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Intel Matrix Storage Manager?

A client of mine has a Tyan 1U server (GS12/P4/2.8/Intel 82801ER
controller) with two 250gb SATA drives in Raid1. We decided to reformat
and reinstall his SBS2003 R2 OS. I personally have handled this for him
twice before, so I know the process pretty well.

I say that because last night I encountered an issue that I can't remember
ever seeing before on this server's installations (although I have seen it
on some HP computers I've worked on before). After F6'ing the SATA/RAID
driver from a floppy (f6flpy32, downloaded from both Tyan's and Intel's
websites), Windows allows me to format my drives (which are recognized
perfectly) and begins copying the files. However, after about 15 seconds
I'm prompted for the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver, which, as far as
I can determine, is exactly what was *supposedly* F6'ed.

I'm relatively certain that I've got the right driver, and it appears to
load properly from my USB floppy drive, so what's going on here? Does it
sound like an issue with the RAID controller? The very reason we are
reloading SBS is because of some quirky issues we've been experiencing
that I haven't been able to explain.

I'm sure I've left out critical info. Please let me know what else I need
to provide.

Thank you,
jm











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