failing to install windows 2000 on ML 370 G4 server

[Eric Dhlembeu]

I am trying to install windows 2000 on a server that has 3 x 72G scsi disks, but I am getting a message that disk missing. I suspect the installation is failing to detect the hard drives, although the 3 hard disks are detected by bios when its loading. I am using the smart start disk, and I do not have a disk array. Can anyone help

[Chris Rosan]

You need to use the smartstart CD to install it. You can get around this by using the driver disk option when the installer first starts, but i strongly suggest using smartstart as it will install all the other HP software as well.

Use the latest version available for your server. Download it as a .iso file and burn to a CD. Boot from this rather than your O/S CD.

[Kedd Guyton · Accepted solution]

You can download SmartStart using the 'free download' link from the following:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/smartstart/index.html

[Eric Dhlembeu]

thanks the smart start CD did the trick. thanks again