No CD after 2003 R2 x64 install (DL180 G6)

[CFortuna]

After the installation of the Easy Setup CD and the 1st Windows 2003 R2 x64 CD, the OS asks for the second Windows CD but there is no CD drive detected (!!!).

It only happens in this situation. If I try to install Windows 2008 R2 x64, the CD drive is there.

I tried to install and update all the drivers from the HP website but no solution 'til now.

Any help?

[Erdogan Temur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Windows 2003 Server R2 X64 can install without Easy Setup CD.

controller drivers links.
HP ProLiant Smart Array Embedded SATA RAID Controller Driver for Windows Server 2003/2008
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3884339&prodNameId=3884340&swEnvOID=1005&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-457fc311f32d47dc9536350647

HP ProLiant Smart Array SAS/SATA Controller Driver for Windows Server 2003
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3884339&prodNameId=3884340&swEnvOID=1005&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-63e4e02ee21c4c7783ddec0ecb

This is how we thank each other in the forum

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

Regards.

[CFortuna]

Thank you! I'll try with these drivers and return later.

[Erdogan Temur]

Ok. That will also fix the problem =) Remember to assign points to answers that helped in your problem. So the forum stays alive...

[CFortuna]

I'm sorry but...

When I try to install from the Windows CD, the SAS HD is not detected by the setup and a blue screen is displayed.
How can I use these drivers during setup..?

Thanks again!

[CFortuna]

I found an alternate solution:

Entering SETUP end setting the 'SATA Configuration' as 'Compatible', I installed the OS successfully.

Let me change it back to AHCI and see what happens next...