https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-netservers/installtion-problem/m-p/727250#M12436 For all of the latest drivers and Firmware updates, check out this link: <A href="http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/69_6265.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/69_6265.html</A> <BR /><BR />According to the Server installation sheet you do not use SmartStart for installation. Boot from a USB device is not supported (see <A href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00714240/c00714240.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00714240/c00714240.pdf</A>)<BR /><BR />Default boot priority<BR />By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following order:<BR />1. CD-ROM drive<BR />2. Removable devices<BR />3. Hard drive<BR />4. Network boot<BR /><BR />My suggestion is to download the appropriate drivers from the Storage Controller section of the software downloads. Burn them to a cd and then hit the F6 key during the initial 2003 OS build to add the driver you want. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:48:20 GMT Tim Benton 2007-01-11T13:48:20Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-netservers/installtion-problem/m-p/727249#M12435 WE ARE PURCHASE THE HP PROLIANT SERVER ML-150 G3<BR /> WITH 146 SASUI &amp; 1 GB RAM<BR /> WE INSTALLTING W2K3 STANDARD EDITION WITH EXTERNAL USB FLOPPY DRIVE IT TAKE SAS DRIVERS BUT AFTER FORMATTING HARD DISK IT'S ASK MASS STORING DRIVER DRIVER A<BR /> BUT IT'S NOT TAKING ANY DRIVER <BR /> WE HAVE ONLY DIGONOSTIC CD <BR /> <BR /> SO, TALE ME HOW A CAN INSTALL W2K3 STANDARD EDITITON ON MY SERVER Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:34:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-netservers/installtion-problem/m-p/727249#M12435 PRAKASH PATEL 2006-12-11T11:34:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-netservers/installtion-problem/m-p/727250#M12436 For all of the latest drivers and Firmware updates, check out this link: <A href="http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/69_6265.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/69_6265.html</A> <BR /><BR />According to the Server installation sheet you do not use SmartStart for installation. Boot from a USB device is not supported (see <A href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00714240/c00714240.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00714240/c00714240.pdf</A>)<BR /><BR />Default boot priority<BR />By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following order:<BR />1. CD-ROM drive<BR />2. Removable devices<BR />3. Hard drive<BR />4. Network boot<BR /><BR />My suggestion is to download the appropriate drivers from the Storage Controller section of the software downloads. Burn them to a cd and then hit the F6 key during the initial 2003 OS build to add the driver you want. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:48:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-netservers/installtion-problem/m-p/727250#M12436 Tim Benton 2007-01-11T13:48:20Z