ProLiant DL320 G3 - Windows 2008 Server Install

[Chue Shee Vang]

I am having issues trying to install Windows 2008 64bit Standard Edition onto a ProLiant DL320 G3 server. I have two 80GB hard drive set to Raid 1.

Steps I have tried:
1) SmartStart CD - Not supported for this server. Tried it but received an error while starting up.

2) Windows 2008 Setup CD. Manual RAID controller driver install. - Installs successfully but see's no C: drive. Making Windows Server 2008 not able to start.

I am assuming there is something wrong with the Raid drivers. I found the driver on this thread:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=948506


Any suggestions?

[Proliant Watch]

Try the steps :

http://hpproliant.blogspot.com/2010/04/internal-dvd-drive-get-disappeared.html

[Johan Guldmyr]

1/ are you using the smartstart cd X64?

see this link, press on win2k8 x64

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3288091&taskId=135&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=427542〈=en&cc=us&submit=Go%20%BB

2/ have you created an array first? You should be able to get to the array config utility by pressing F8 during post. what kind of controller card do you have? do you see the disks during post? are they blinking?

[Chue Shee Vang]

Thank you Proliant Watch and Johan G for your post.

Proliant Watch: I don't think I have a DVD issue because it can already read it.

Johan: The ProLiant DL320 G3 does not support SmartStart CD because it has embedded raid.

Update:

I was able to install Windows 2008 x64 using these instructions: http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1189988.

The downfall is that I am not able to create Raid 1.

What I did:
1) Disabled Embedded SATA RAID

2) Installed Windows 2008.

3) Updated with ProLiant Support Pack

4) Tried installing the Raid drivers (Found here: http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=948506)

5) Restarted server and enabled Embedded SATA RAID

6) *The Issue* Windows 2008 will not start up anymore. It will get to the Windows loading screen then quickly BSOD, and will automatically restart.

If I disable the Embedded SATA RAID, Windows 2008 will start up again. I am assuming it is a Raid driver issue. I cannot find the proper driver.

When I manually install the driver from the link above, it gives me the yellow exclamation point.

Any suggestions to getting the proper Raid drivers? I tried downloading the Storage Controller drivers on HP's website but these are not the proper drivers.

[Chue Shee Vang]

Successful: I decided to install Windows 2003 R2 x64 and customized it by using nLite and added the proper Raid Driver.

Unsuccessful: I tried upgrading it to Windows 2008 but it seems like there is a Raid driver issue. It would start up and receive BSOD.

Are there any suggestions to finding the proper Windows 2008 x64 driver? I tried the drivers on HP's website but there are no correct drivers.

According to the Device Manager, the driver name is:
â ¢ Adaptec AHCI Serial ATA HostRAID
- Provider: Adaptec, Inc.
- File version: 1.0.414.0 built by: WinDDK
- Copyright: Copyright 2005 Adaptec, Inc. All rights
- Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility