DL385 G2, Windows 2003 x64 R2 setup hangs

[AFyodorov]

Hello all.

I have been trying to install the x64 version of Windows 2003 Ent Server on a DL385 G2.

The setup gets to the point where it says "Installing Devices" and "Setup will complete in approximately: 34 minutes" and then sits there forever.

I have tried to start the setup both from Smart Start and just by booting from Windows 2003 server installation CD.

[Oleg Koroz]

try to search for known problems from HP site or under product

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00788496

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00781885

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00789947

other

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SupportTaskIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3219233&taskId=110

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SupportTaskIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=3219233&prodTypeId=15351&supportTaskId=12517

[AFyodorov]

Thanks.

I actually figured this one out - the USB port speed was set in BIOS to 2.0. After I changed it back to 1.1, the setup worked fine.

[AFyodorov]

By the way after I set the USB port back to 1.1, the Win2003 server setup worked fine from the Win2003 Setup CD-ROM.

I then decided to see how it would work if I started the setup from the SmartStart CD-ROM.

It seems like it has bogged down. The setup screen is sitting at the "34 minutes" again. However unlike the first time, the green progress bar is active and the words on the splash screen are changing.