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October 15th, 2013 04:00

windows server 2003 installation

Dear Experts,

My Dell laptop is Vostro 2520, am trying to install windows server 2003 (32 bit) but am missing the drivers Intel(R) 7 series chipset family SATA AHCI controller. Need your help with required drivers to install windows server 2003.

  • ieee488

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    Posted October 15th, 2013 07:00

    If the drivers are not there for that model laptop, you will need to find it yourself.

  • theflash1932

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    Posted October 15th, 2013 09:00

    I'm not sure why on earth you would want to install 2003 on this laptop.  There is a good chance it won't work reliably - or at all.  If you need 2003 for something, you should be installing it as a virtual machine.  Why do you need 2003 on here?

    If you want to try ... try the 7x86 drivers - it has a textsetup.oem file in it for use with XP (and 2003):

    http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/vostro-2520?driverId=2FYW4&osCode=W732&fileId=3176091816&languageCode=EN&categoryId=SA

    Without a floppy drive, you will need to use nLiteOS.com (or unattend.xml) to integrate/slipstream the drivers into the installation media.

    If that doesn't work, just boot to BIOS and change SATA Operation to ATA/Compatibility, since you probably won't find a more suitable driver.