[THIN] Re: Compaq Drive Array - Windows Server 2003

  • From: "Dave Nelson" <David.Nelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 14:55:47 -0700

Are you sure they're not included with Windows 2003 already?  I did an
installation with a 3200 controller and that was already on the CD.
 
 
David J. Nelson, CCEA, CCNP, CCDP, MCNE, MCSE, MCDBA, SCE
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>>> DPayne@xxxxxxxxxx 09/06/2003 6:38:11 AM >>>

Here's what I mean:

Compaq 6400r with a Smart Array 4200 and 3-9.1GB disks.  Rather than
using the Smart Start disk to do an assisted installation, we like to do
a manual installation, where we boot off of the Windows Server 2003 disk
and load the drivers ourselves.  When the install kicks off, we hit F6
to load mass storage drivers.  At this point, we need the Smart Array
drivers on a floppy disk in order to load them.  The driver files must
contain a txtseteup.oem file for Windows setup to recognize it and
install it.

If we don't load the driver at this point, after the first reboot,
Windows won't be able to load because it doesn't have a driver installed
for the disk array.

The problem with the current Smart Array drivers is that they don't
have a txtsetup.oem file anymore.  Are we forced to use the Smart Start
assisted setup in order to load Windows now?

-dave

    -----Original Message----- 
    From: Adam.Baum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Adam.Baum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
    Sent: Fri 9/5/2003 6:45 PM 
    To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Cc: 
    Subject: [THIN] Re: Compaq Drive Array - Windows Server 2003
    
    


    Can yoy be a bit more specific?  I've installed Windows 2003 on
server
    using 3200 and 5300 controllers.  What do you mean by "manual
install"?
    adam
    
    
    
                                                                       
                                                                 
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    Does anyone know why the latest Smart Array drivers for 2003 don't
have the
    txtsetup.oem file needed for a manual Winodws Server 2003 setup? 
How can
    you do a manual install without them?
    
    -dave
    
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