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Installing windows gets stuck
Hi,
I recently brought a 'Dell Poweredge 1850' it has 2x 73Gb HDD, I have tried to install 'Windows server 2008' (Not R2) however, when I go to install the OS it will freeze on copying windows files it will usually stop at '55%' I have no idea why this happens, I have downloaded the copy from Microsoft website so it isn't pirated ect, I have configured RAID correctly with RAID 0. Can somebody please point out why this isn't working!
Thanks!!
theflash1932
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May 27th, 2015 19:00
I saw this once with a bad DVD drive, however, here are a couple of things I would try:
I would strongly recommend against using RAID 0.
alexr03
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May 28th, 2015 04:00
I have tried all of these except from:
How would I update these?
alexr03
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May 28th, 2015 08:00
The same thing happend, it stopped at 55%
theflash1932
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May 28th, 2015 08:00
You can:
There is a good chance the native drivers in Server 2008 require more recent firmware.
theflash1932
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May 28th, 2015 08:00
You tried installing from USB? What happened?
alexr03
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May 28th, 2015 10:00
Do you think, if I disabled RAID in the BIOS it would work?
alexr03
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May 28th, 2015 10:00
Ok thanks,
If I was to try and install windows server 2012 on this and disable RAID, will it pick up my drives? Or will I have to install the raid drivers as well even though its disabled?
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May 28th, 2015 10:00
Disabling RAID "may" work ... you could try that.
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May 28th, 2015 10:00
Aside from the firmware, I might suspect one or both of your drives are bad.
You could also try configuring only one disk in a RAID 0 at a time and installing to it, or try a RAID 1. (Be sure NOT to mess with RAID settings like stripe size, etc.) Also, try letting the Initialization fully complete before attempting.
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May 28th, 2015 12:00
1. You are probably better off using 2008, as it is fully supported on this server.
2. Up to you. You can try disabling RAID, but there is no guarantee it will install any better than in RAID mode. In SCSI mode, you give up the performance benefits of RAID. Updating firmware may be required in either case.
3. If you set it to OFF, that turns off the entire SCSI subsystem. SCSI Enabled turns on the SCSI subsystem. RAID Enabled overlays RAID functionality over the existing SCSI subsystem.
alexr03
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May 28th, 2015 12:00
What do I do with the backplane driver?
alexr03
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May 28th, 2015 12:00
So, I have a couple of question(s).
theflash1932
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May 28th, 2015 12:00
No, with it disabled, it is as though it doesn't exist, but you will likely need the backplane driver:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=KTK5F&fileId=3460879358&osCode=WS8R2&productCode=poweredge-1850&languageCode=EN&categoryId=SN
Server 2012 is not officially supported on the 1850, but if it is like the 2850, it will run it (non-R2) fine - you'll just need to use the 2008 R2 drivers.
theflash1932
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May 28th, 2015 12:00
Download and run it to extract the contents, then put the contents on a flash drive. When/if Windows gets to the point that it can't find any hard drives, click on the Load Drivers link and browse to the driver files on the flash drive.
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May 29th, 2015 11:00
In the bios what do you have "install mode" set , on or off?