topic Re: F6 driver on floppy in Windows Server 2003

F6 driver on floppy

Giulio Verzini — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:02:28 GMT

Hi,
during installation of windows 2003 on ML150, i have to specify additional driver for my SATA controller, but ML150 don't have the FLOPPY DISC DRIVE.
Qhat i have to do?
Thank a lot

Giulio

Re: F6 driver on floppy

Joel Belizario — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:01:35 GMT

You should be able to use a USB floppy drive to do this.

Re: F6 driver on floppy

zak1 — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:42:49 GMT

I had the same problem. Full install will work with a HP USB floppy drive but i had a sony usb drive.

w2k3 install will allow you to load the raid drivers from floppy as the drivers are for a hp usb floppy drive only, after formatting and when windows takes over it won't allow you to load the drivers any further, the reason is that after the install windows takes over from the bios and alas windows will not read the usb floppy cos its loaded with hp drivers and not the one for your model.

The trick is to add a generic driver or your own model as per:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=82711

This is guaranteed to work as it did for me.

ml115 server with 2 x 160gb sata with raid1

I don't know why HP did not add the generic driver but its a scam to sell more HP floppy drives.

Re: F6 driver on floppy

James ~ Happy Dude — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:07:53 GMT

Hi Giulio !

Please refer:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1129942

Even this thread explains the same issue !

Cheers!
James.