NetServer LP 2000r won't install Windows 2003

[Chris Thatcher]

I just purchased two used NetServers. I went to install Windows Server 2003 and it froze at the first screen that says "Setup is starting Windows". I went through and slip streamed the RAID drivers onto the install disc but it still gave me the error. (I don't have the choice of making a floppy because none of my desktops are equipped with a floppy disk drive.

I know very little about these systems. I know they are equipped with dual P3 1ghz CPU's and when it boots I have the option to press control+c to enter Symbios which is where I was able to locate the 3 hard drives installed and format them. (Don't know if that may help identify what the possible driver might be).

On a related note, when I pressed control+c I was unable to find anything that I've seen in the past related to setting up what kind of raid I want with the drives. I don't know if there's a PDF manual that might help or not. I've been looking on the internet for a few hours and thought I might find someone here that knows the computer well enough to give some advice.

[kris rombauts]

Chris,

there is no raid (Netraid) controller build on the systemboard of the LP2000r server.

From what you have seen by pressing CTRL C, the 3 disks are connected to the onboard SymBIOS SCSI controller, so most likely you don't have a hardware RAID controler card, or it is not connected to the hard disk backplane at this time. So check to see if you have a PCI card installed that is a raid controller.

W2K3 is not supported on those servers, but it should work.
Not sure why it hangs, do both hang at the same stage ? Tried other CD ?


Kris