Re: Trial Version Expiry - Unable to detect Hard disk

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From: Bjorn Landemoo (mvp2.REMOVE_at_landemoo.com)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 21:44:13 +0200

Rao

You might need DOS drivers for your hard disk controller in order for FDISK
to work.

If you boot from your Win2003 CD and start a new installation, is your hard
disk recognized? If not, you would need a floppy with the correct hard disk
controller driver, and press F6 right after you boot from your CD.

You can start a new Win2003 installation, and when asked where to install
Win2003 just delete all partitions and then end the setup program to get a
free unformatted hard disk.

Best regards

Bjorn 

-- 
Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)
"Rao" <chtvrao@valona.com> wrote:
>I installed the time limited version of Windows Server 
>some time in 2003. A few days back when I booted the 
>system, I was prompted a message that the time expired and 
>the system will reboot. However, after the reboot, the 
>sytem did not come up.
>
>I tried to delete the volumes on the hard disk using Fdisk 
>but the utility says no hard disk is present in the 
>system. In other words, the system is not detecting the 
>hard disk on which the Windows 2003 RC was running. 
>
>Any suggestions to recognise and initiate the hard disk?
>
>Rao

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