iirc, the 600SC has a 3rd IDE controller..... are your disks attached to that?
________________________________ From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 June 2008 00:11 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows Server 2008 Install issue There is nothing there because Dell probably doesn't support Windows 2008 on SC600. But, I'd still say that my suspicion is that you need to load mass storage controller drivers. Load the Windows Server 2003 ones. The partitioning goes fast because the GUI doesn't zero-out all the clusters. It just deletes the partition information in the partition table and probably the MFT as well. You can do a Shift+F10 to get a command prompt and use diskpart.exe (IIRC) to do a full format Cheers Ken From: Michael A. Berryman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2008 3:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Server 2008 Install issue It looks like the only thing on Dell's site for the 600SC is for Server 2003. Perhaps you "can't" put Server 2008 on the SC600. I wonder if I reinstalled Server 2003 and upgraded it it would install. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Matthew Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does the 600SC have the right hard disk controller drivers available? I recently tried loading 2008 on an SC1420 and 2008 doesn't natively support the CERC SATA RAID controller. I checked Dell's site but only saw a driver for 2003. Matt From: Michael A. Berryman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 4:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Server 2008 Install issue Hi folks, I'm trying to install Windows Server 2008 on a Dell 600SC that was running Windows 2003 Server. I loaded the DVD, put in the product Key and told it to delete the partition on the disk because I wanted to start clean and not upgrade. Anyway, it wiped off the old partition and allowed me to format the drive (which only took about 1 minutes, 80 GB drive, so I am skeptical it really formatted it), but when I select that drive to install on (creating a new partition is not one of the options, it is greyed out, the only option to select when I highlight the drive is next) it starts to copy files and give me a "Windows could not prepare the partition selected for installation" error message and can't go forward. Anyone seen this? Do I need to create and format the partition another way? Any advice? Thanks, Mike The information contained in this E-Mail and any subsequent correspondence is private and is intended solely for the intended recipient(s). The information in this communication may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Nothing in this e-mail is intended to conclude a contract on behalf of QinetiQ or make QinetiQ subject to any other legally binding commitments, unless the e-mail contains an express statement to the contrary or incorporates a formal Purchase Order. For those other than the recipient any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on such information is prohibited and may be unlawful. Emails and other electronic communication with QinetiQ may be monitored and recorded for business purposes including security, audit and archival purposes. Any response to this email indicates consent to this. Telephone calls to QinetiQ may be monitored or recorded for quality control, security and other business purposes. QinetiQ Limited Registered in England & Wales: Company Number:3796233 Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD, United Kingdom Trading address: Cody Technology Park, Cody Building, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX, United Kingdom http://www.QinetiQ.com/home/legal.html ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
