Re: Trouble installing 64 bit signed drivers in windows server 200

fresnoboy wrote:
"kj [SBS MVP]" wrote:

fresnoboy wrote:
Hi. We are thinking about migrating from a linux based NAS
technology to Windows server 2008 acting as a NAS platform. We have
a number of adaptec RAID controllers that work fine under linux, but
on the test Windows 2008 server the drivers won't install.

Specifically, we are trying to install the 64 bit signed driver from
adaptec for the 31605 RAID controller. The driver is signed and
designed for the 64 bit version. However windows server 2008
refuses to install the driver, even when I tell it to use the
supplied driver specifically.

Acoording to the Adaptec knowledge base, there is a problem with a
faulty install script in Windows Server 2008 - see here:
http://ask.adaptec.com/scripts/adaptec_tic.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=15350&p_created=1222856307
. I can't find anything in the MSFT KB about this.

Does anyone know how to fix this? We never had this kind of issue
with Linux, so my apologies if this is a well known issue that has a
common fix.

Thanks,
Mike

So are you using Action Pack or MSDN media kits? and does the logged
error match precisly the adaptec report?
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The issue has been reported with the "Microsoft Action Pack DVD
(MAPS), X14-62418, 4/2008" and the MSDN DVD "Windows Server 2008
(x64 and x86), English, Disc 4454, May 2008" so far.
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.... If so, you can persue Microsoft Support through these programs.
If you are seeing this on Retail (FPP) or Volume License media, then
Adaptec might still be your first point of support. If it got
"designed for" Server 2008 then it should work with those media sets.

--
/kj



We use Technet Direct for product evaluation, which is neither action
pack or MSDN, but probably is in the same bucket. I was not aware
that the MSFT products were different based on the various
distribution programs.

If I got normal (retail) windows server 2008 install DVD and
installed that, would the technet license code still work?

thx
mike

It is not necessary to supply the keys for a complete install. So you should
be able to proceed past the adaptec driver point.

If this proves to be an issue with the MSDN/Technet/MAPS media kit then you
should pursue through the program support resources. In the past, it has
been necessary to use the correct media with the correct licenses, both a
matter of support and licensing. - The program support resources should be
able to provide you with an authoritative answer on license legal usage.

--
/kj


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