How to use the 'Drive Key Boot Utility' to insert driver during W2k3 SBS installation

[Michael Richter]

Hi guys,

i've never worked with the drive key boot utility or windows boot utility.

dl from here: http://search.hp.com/query.html?lang=en&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&qt=drive+key&la=en&cc=us

i'm not able to generate a simulated A:\ Drive which is necessary to install Win2003 SBS on a ML310 G3.

When i choos the option to generate a Floppy, the tool is asking me about an image File?

What is needed to do?

cheers Mike

[Marek Nelec · Accepted solution]

Michael, i don't think you would be able to do it using Drive Key Boot utility. It's not meant to emulate drive A:, it just allows you to boot from USB device. You can use DKBU to prepare USB drive, so you can flash the firmware of the server, or boot from a diskette image.
In your case I'd suggest to prepare slipstreamed installation CD with drivers using nlite utility:
http://www.nliteos.com/

[Michael Richter]

so the only option is to use a USB floppy Drive? uh ..

rg, mike

[Marek Nelec]

Yep, either slipstreamed CD, or external USB floppy.

[Michael Richter]

thx