ml350g3 smart start 7 problem

[Peter_356]

We have received a new ml350g3 with dual channel ultra 3 scsi controller with 2XU320 scsi drives. I used the smart start 7 cd and went through the process of setting up raid and then selected the OS which is 2003. After this is all finished smart start reboots the machine this is where I get an error. It says "Bad command" and I can see the c:/ drive and some files.

PS I am a newby in scsi installs.

Hope someone else is getting this error.

[JohnWRuffo]

The SmartStart media may be bad... but we can try two methods here:

Insert the SmartStart CD and Select maintenence. Then perform a System Erase.
Now try the SmartStart Assisted Install.

Did that work?

Otherwise, you can install the Server manually:

1. Use the SmartStart CD to configure your array.
When the server boots up, hit F9 and enter the RBSU:
2. Set the boot order to be the SCSI array controller you have installed as the first device.
3. Set the O/S selection to Windows 2003
Save the configuration and re-boot.
4. Insert the Windows 2003 media in the server and install.

Let us know if you have any more success?

[JohnWRuffo]

Here is a link to all the drivers and software you will need to build the O/S on this server:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/69_4678.html
G'luck! -john