Install Server 2003 Raid Drivers Without Floppy
I have a IBM x235 Server with a ServeRAID-6i controller, 1x70GB 15k drive and 3x70GB 10k Drives
I have set up the 10k Drives in a RAID 5 and i am now trying to install the OS on the 15k My problem is that i have to put the 15k drive into a RAID0 otherwise it isnt detected in windows setup (I am using Drivers from a Stiffy Drive) but it is detected when i have it in a RAID but when i try to install to it setup gives me an error 'The disk does not contain a windows-compatible partition' I have tried deleting & creating new Partitions in setup and in Hirens, I have also tried removing the 10k drives to install but i get the same error
Any Help is greatly appreciated
Kind Regards
Chris
You need to create the RAID Array
At the first step in the Windows Install so when the very First Blue Screen appears press the F6 key and have a copy of the RAID Drivers copied to the root of a Floppy, when asked push in the floppy and press enter and the RAID Drivers will be installed and at that point you should be able to setup the Array the way that you want it to work.
At least that's how it's supposed to work but as I've never used a Software RAID ever I'm not sure how well it will actually work.
Col
How can I install the SATA drivers without a floppy disk? Ideally I would like to use a USB drive. How to install XP Pro drivers from USB (no floppy) Ask Question Asked 7 years. You current setting should be called AHCI or raid (if raid, try to switch to AHCI first), the legacy setting is usually called legacy or IDE.
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Windows 2003 Server 'Dynamic Disk' RAID implementation is not dependant on the controller driver type (other than simply to access the storage device).
You are describing the method for installing Windows 2003 Server onto a system that uses a storage controller whose driver not included in Windows 2003 Server. This has nothing to do with RAID.
The answer to the original poster's question is No. You cannot install Windows 2003 Server to a RAID5 Windows Dymanic Disk array, or any Dymanic Disk for that matter.
In the Windows Pre-Execution environment, Dymanic Disks appear as 'Foreign' and not candidate for installation of Windows 2003 Server without reformatting to 'Basic' mode.
More information can be found in this Microsoft Knowledgebase Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331498/en-us
-=dave
The answer is NO
An old topic, you cannot install windows to software RAID5. When you install the OS by installation disk, you can see the dyanmic voumes, but you cannot choose it to install. In fact, you can only install OS in a basic disk and convert to dynamic in disk managment later. In other words, the system can only be in Simple Volume or Mirror Volume, it won't be in Striped/Spanned/RAID5 volume forever. This is the Windows limitation. Contrarily, if someone wants to convert dynamic to basic, they have to delete the dynamic volumes. But fortunately, this problem can be solved now, simply copy the dynamic volume to basic disk.
http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/resize-dynamic-disk.htm
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