Nope, none of those things worked.

I'll try this. Just say it:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=pv_nas&message.id=1966&query.id=40394#M1966

Make sure the system is NOT sitting on domain settings.  It has to be in workgroup settings and you must be an admin.

Also, before you re-run the console make sure the previous NASUser, NASGroup and NASTemp items are deleted.

If all else fails...do everything manually:

When you run the Reinstallation Console, the installation process will perform the following tasks on your Windows 200x/XP system:

• Create a local group called NASGroup
• Create a local user called NASUser
• Place the user NASUser into the group NASGroup
• Create a directory on a specified hard drive called NAStemp
• Share the NAStemp directory as NASShare (with permissions of Everyone with Full Control AND the NASUser account)
• Copy the Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system from the three CDs into the NAStemp directory
• Boot from the prepped USB key

Thanks again. I tried most of those already.

I have the share and user created. I didn't realize that the machine I was usign was actually once part of the domian.

Now, I can't the usb boot to connect to the share. I tried dhcp and hard code.

Time will tell,

I will post here if I need more help.

Thanks.

Sam

I even tried setting the guest password to powervault. (found that in another thread).

I can connect to \\pcname\nasshare just fine from other machine using the same credentials.

Message Edited by Sammyc53 on 04-21-200601:51 PM

This means your client system is denying access to the share.  Client issue.  I would go to make sure simple file sharing is disabled...

To reinstall a PowerVault 745N, disable simple file sharing on a Microsoft® Windows® XP system that is not part of a domain by performing the following steps.

1. Double-click My Computer.
   My Computer opens.
2. Select Tools menu, click Folder Options, and click the View tab.
   The View tab of Folder Options opens.
3. Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box.  
   
   NOTE: In Windows XP with no Service Pack installed, the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) option is in the Advanced Settings section.

Click OK.
Simple file sharing is disabled.

NOTE: The change takes effect immediately.

 

Try again.

Still no avail. Tried everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What gives!?!?!?! What a weird setup system.

What's wrong with CDs or DVDs? I would have been done ages ago!

sorry. The nas, now with the usb key as boot device, says:

"Unabel to map share "\\pcname\NASShare" with
Account "NASUser" and password "powervault"

Installation Aborted.

Oh, I didn't know that 2003 didn't have an option for 'simple file shares'.

Well that error means your client isn't allowing access...it's blocking the script from touching the share.  Hmmmmmmmmmm