I hope that someone here can shed a bit of light on a problem I have searched high and low for a solution to. I have a server in my data center, new Intel S5000vs Dual Xeon board. This board has no floppy controller. To install an f6 raid driver I have to attach a USB floppy. Install starts great, on second reboot, Windows takes control of the board resources. It decides the USB floppy isn't really there (Windows doesn't have native drivers for it but the board bios recognizes it), thus when it needs the f6 Raid drivers, it can't get then, thus doesn't install. I have tried numerus USB driver on the first floppy trick, doesn't work. Then I decide to slipstream the drivers into the Windows 2003 install. While I'm at it I decide to slipstream SP2 to save myself some time. Install goes great until it asks for product key. My windows 2003 VOL Key won't work because its now SP2... ok, my bad. I redo a slipstream CD so that it just has drivers, no service packs. the install blue screens. After going through 12 or so cd's thinking I must be installing the wrong raid drivers, to no avail. (they all blue screen) I decide to add just the raid drivers and SP1 to my slipstream. Install goes great, except that now it still won't accept my Product Key, I assume its because of SP1. So now, I have to slipstream the drivers, thats fine, but the drivers for some reason need at least SP1 to install correct, but the Product Key doesn't work if I have a Service pack installed.
I think I'm burnt out at this point, so if anyone has any idea besides arguing on the phone with a Microsoft tech support that can't speak a lick of correct English (already been there for 2 hours) PLEASE throw a dog a bone. There has to be something I haven't tried. Zack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
