W2K hangs during installation on NetServer E60 (2)

[Tom Jastrzebski]

When installing W2k on Netserver E60 it hangs on when shows message: "Starting Windows 2000".
I have already upgraded bios to latest version (4.06.26.PN, SCSI 2.11.HP).
I tried installing from bootable CD, from hard drive, using drivers for AIC-7895 included with installation and those downloaded from Adaptec (78xx.sys).
On clean HD and on already formatted. I am installing from original MS CD - the version of Netserver Navigator I own does not support Win 2k.
All with no luck.
What else can be wrong?
HD firmware (9.1GB firmware SA40) ?

TIA
Tom Jastrzebski

[Marco Hogeveen]

Tom,

You should download and use the W2K drivers for E60 from http://www.hp.com/cposupport/servers/software/e60drvw2k.exe.html.
Press F6 during setup to load the drivers from this diskette.
Also SA40 is not a very good firmware for the harddisk. PLease upgrade it to Sa4C.
You can download Firmware, Tool and catalog file from http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpfirmware19319_swen.html.

Marco.

[Theo Hill_1]

Is it failing to boot after the first reboot? If so, try using a 2GB partition for the OS.

[Tim M Nicholls]

I am also having this problem. I have tried using the updates suggested, but it still doesn't work. The Device Drivers are for a NetRaid card which is not installed in the system. The SCSI card is an AIC-7895.

[Tim M Nicholls]

Aha! Update to the latest system BIOS Version: 4.06.26PN and W2K will install correctly.

[Diego Martini]

Hi Tom..
Try to change HDD to SCSI B and then install W2K.
If this work, reassign HDD back to SCSI A.
Good Luck...
Diego.-

[Marino Meloni_1]

hi
there was a incompatibility between acpi in the bios and the one of w2k, this caused the hangs installing w2k, this issue was solved with last bios, try also to clear cmos after update the bios
bye
marino

[Tom Jastrzebski]

Thanks everybody. I think I found the problem. Something I should start from ;)
This system fails on one of the tests. PCI bus mastering or something like that. Looks like rare hardware problem.
TJ