RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5
From: Kyle Lang [MSFT] (a-kylel_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/19/04
- Next message: Corona: "RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Previous message: Richard G. Harper: "Re: Best SOHO network topology with w2k server"
- In reply to: Corona: "Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Next in thread: Corona: "RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Reply: Corona: "RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:19:58 GMT
Have you tried recreating the RAID set in the RAID controller BIOS ?
Kyle Lang, MCSE/CCNA/CCEA
"This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights"
--------------------
> Thread-Topic: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5
> thread-index: AcS1BI2HhN++sFF6QbSZOk5c2YYYHw==
> X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 207.216.243.64
> From: =?Utf-8?B?Q29yb25h?= <Corona@discussions.microsoft.com>
> Subject: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 04:21:03 -0700
> Lines: 24
> Message-ID: <0FB24897-E3B1-46A8-9CE5-4C63C3F01E63@microsoft.com>
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="Utf-8"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
> Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
> Importance: normal
> Priority: normal
> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.0
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.setup
> NNTP-Posting-Host: TK2MSFTNGXA03.phx.gbl 10.40.1.29
> Path: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGXA03.phx.gbl
> Xref: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.setup:12368
> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.setup
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a brand new server that crashed on Friday. It started cycling
> through reboots. It would get to the point of the initial W2k3 splash screen
> for a few seconds and then reboot. I ran tests on the hardware, and
> discovered that one of the drives had failed in the RAID. I replaced the
> drive and rebuilt the RAID. However the rebooting problem continued. I tried
> safe mode and LKG, and it continued to just reboot. So I loaded up the
> command console from the cd and ran the FIXBOOT command. This still did not
> help. So now I am trying to reinstall the OS on a partition in the RAID, but
> it keeps failing.
>
> Windows sees the RAID during the initial loading phases, and I have all of
> my controller drivers loaded correctly. But when I chose the partition to
> install on, it tries to format and comes back with an error "Windows was
> unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged."
>
> I tried to get around this by formatting the partition from the command
> console, and it formatted correctly from there. The size of the partitions
> are read correctly at the partition selection screen. I need an OS on the
> system because all of the company files are in that RAID.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions before I call MS? I'd really appreciate
> your help. This is critical.
>
- Next message: Corona: "RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Previous message: Richard G. Harper: "Re: Best SOHO network topology with w2k server"
- In reply to: Corona: "Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Next in thread: Corona: "RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Reply: Corona: "RE: Windows 2003 ReInstall onto RAID5"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
