Re: startup files on windows compatible partition

If I'm reading correctly you'll want to make sure the raid controller is the
boot device (in controller bios). You might also need to remove the other
hardware prior to installing the OS

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"clau" wrote:
| hi all,
|
| I am trying to figure out ways of having a fail safe backup of my server.
I
| don't have a hell lot of data and only a few users, but I live in Mexico
and
| hardware goes fast here.
|
| Besides my RAID set I have two more ATA drives installed on my future
| server. I am playing with SBS 2003 R2, but I would think my problem is a
| general setup issue.
|
| I was hoping to be able to simply create the boot & system partition on
the
| RAID set,
| but I forgot about the error you get trying to install on any other than
| Disk 0.
|
| "To install Windows on the partition you selected, Setup must write some
| startup files to the following disk:
| 999999 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
| However, this disk does not contain a Windows-compatible partition."
|
| Running several setup scenarios leaves me with at least 26 MB of data on
| that very same disk marked as system partition. It makes my RAID somewhat
| useless if anything happens to that other disk and I can't start my
system.
| A workaround would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Salduos, clau
|
|


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