There is only two options in the BIOS one is ATA  ; second one is OFF

Try changing the sata setting in bios from ahci to ata mode.

Google the error message, there are some microsoft kb's about this and other pages. Too many to link to here

Hi

I installed sbs 2008 sp2 in SEAGATE 80 GB and completed successfully.Then I cloned the same with 500 GB SEAGATE and fixed . SBS 2008  starts in the normal mode and restarts automatically.I disabled the automatic restart on failure and got this message STOP: C00002e2 Directory Services could not start because of the following error:

A device attached to the system is not functioning

Can anybody kindly help please?

( You can check the issue which is going on unsolved at social.technet.microsoft.com/.../aa1bc4b0-943e-4ada-8de1-e03161c8fc2c)

I am posting this for Dell also so that I can get help from somebody

Thanks & Regards S.Swaminathan Live & let others live!!!

Download the diags program from here:www.dell.com/.../DriverDetails

Run it on a desktop, it will give the option to create a bootable cd image, boot USB stick etc. Boot the T100 from the media and select 'Express tests'. This will check the hardware. Also you could run the MPmemory tests as well.

I have already done this tests no errors.What is the problem existing in this model is no support for changing the sata setting to ahci & ata i.e. swapping of this setting.

Windows 2008 R2 is getting installed in this server properly with the same hdd I am using & also windows sbs 2008 sp2 is getting installed properly in 80 GB SATA SEAGATE HDD

Only problem is this hdd for sbs 2008 sp2.

How to solve?

ST500DM002 is the model of the hard disk drive

The cloning process completed succesfully and fixed the 500 GB .After starting with 500 GB, the server starts and the windows sbs 2008 screen comes up, restarts automatically.I disabled the automatic restart on failure and got this message STOP: C00002e2 Directory Services could not start because of the following error:

Just thinking out loud. The 80gb disk was probably 512byte sectors, the 500gb is advanced format 4k sectors. Wonder if the cloning process actually completed succesfully.

try stting system date in the bios back a couple of weeks.

The cloning process completed succesfully and fixed the 500 GB .After starting with 500 GB, the server starts and the windows sbs 2008 screen comes up, restarts automatically.I disabled the automatic restart on failure and got this message STOP: C00002e2 Directory Services could not start because of the following error:

A device attached to the system is not functioning

If cloning not successful, then how 500 GB boots into first ...................

I think there is some problem in 512 emulation for 4k sectors. which has to be solved out!

Thanks & Regards

S.Swaminathan

I was googling the error message and came across a post about SBS where the hardware was fine but getting the error. The guy finally managed to track it to the AD database and a mis-match in the tombstones. Setting the clock back matched the system to the database. So it was a random thought that would be easy to try.

Hi

But my issue is different ; I am not be able to install sbs 2008 in 500 GB advanced format drive in DELL POWEREDGE T100 where the bios have no option regarding SATA & AHCI change