ML310 G5 - Win2008Srv Sata Driver RESOLUTION

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After a of day of trying to install Windows 2008 Server without any success we finally cracked it this morning.

Our scenario:

ML310 G5 - Part Number: 445341-035
Windows 2008 Server R2 DVD 64bit only

Working Embedded Sata Driver:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?swItem=MTX-65ce03eee7214185b31d260202

Using the above combination, we were sucessfully able to create a RAID1 array with a hotspare and install Windows 2008 Server.

During the Windows setup, select the driver from within the AMD directory.

This article may also prove helpful:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=115&prodSeriesId=3577708&prodTypeId=15351&objectID=c01540760

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Note: HP, please please please take note and submit an article for other HP users. We spent a long time on the phone with your techies who could not help. The forums are riddled with people having the same problem. Do something about it!