Netserver LX Pro

[Gary Redden]

I have recently received a Netserver LX Pro from one of our locations and I need to install windows 2000 server on it. I'm having all kinds of problems with it. The first problem is that I don't the option to hit "ctrl M" during boot to get to the Netraid Configuration Utility? Any ideas? I spent the last 3 years doing desktop support and network admiin however this is my first experience configuring servers.

[Martin Breidenbach]

Sorry for asking but...

your LXPro does have a NetRAID card ?

Onboard are adaptec SCSI controllers.

If it does have a NetRAID card and it isn't displayed during power on self test I'd try to reseat it, try a different slot and try to clear the CMOS.

[Tony Maimer]

Hello Gary,

Another remote possibility is that your controller is a Mylex controller which provides hardware RAID but uses a floppy to boot into the Jetset utility instead of using CTL-M. If you do have a Mylex controller, HP did not provide any Windows 2000 drivers.

The product number if it is a Mylex card is C3610 or C3310.

Finally, if it is a Netraid card, you might pull it from its current slot and try a different slot, preferably 1, 2, or 3. Simply reseating a controller can sometimes allow it to reestablish a lost connection.

Tony

[Gary Redden]

Thanks Guys,
It is a mylex not a Netraid controller. We had an identical server here at my location that had a Netraid controller so I just assumed it had one as well.
I have 2 questions,
Can I still install Windows 2000 server using the mylex card and where can I download the boot floppy for the mylex card to configure it?
Thanks again for the help.

Gary

[Martin Breidenbach]

AFAIK HP has no drivers for Win2K and that HPDA Mylex RAID controller. Some time ago I reinstalled our LHII with Mylex controller and I was unable to locate W2K drivers.

Available HP drivers for HPDA Mylex array controller:

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_cc=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom〈=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_pagetype=software&h_query=hpda

[Tony Maimer]

Hello Gary,

I'm not sure but it sounds like it was a PCI Mylex controller. The Jetset utility is called the HPDA Configuration utility at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?locale=en_US&pnameOID=15593&taskId=135&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=62431&submit.y=8&submit.x=11〈=en&cc=us&swEnvOID=54#182

Mylex was recently acquired by LSI but you might try Mylex in Google and see if it redirects you to LSI for any Windows 2000 drivers they have.

Tony

[Robbert Erents]

As far as I know these Mylex cards are based on the Intel i960 chipset. (is there a rather large square Intel chip on it?) And, which card is it? There are several different types. The DAC960LP, 960PD or PDU(ltra) etc etc. 1, 2 or 3 channel?
And , if I remember correctly my onw tinkering with it a couple of years ago, the i960 chipset normally supported in Windows 2000 as a DAC960 controller. Otherwise, try and tweak something with the NT drivers available at http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/selectDownload.do. But, now I think of it, you might need the drivers on a disk as well for installing extra I/O drivers during win2K setup (F6! F6! Don't forget the- ... too late). Goodluck!