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by gdemoura

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I have a Dell PowerEdge 2300 server with 4*18GB SCSI hard drives in a raid 5 config.
I have two logical partitions0:
C: 48 GB for data
D: 2GB for system

Each time I try to install Windows2000 server from the CD I format the D partition in NTFS and when it copies the files it stops a 99% and can`t copy the following files:
arcldr.exe, arcsetup.exe, ntldr,ntdetect.com.

If I skip them It can finish copy the rest of the files but my OS install is aborted and can`t boot on it.

How can I fix this problem?

This problem started when I first installed Windows 2000 server succesfully and then from disk management I enabled the partition D: (original the data partition, that then became C:) because I couldn`t access it.
The C: partition was originally the system partition.
I then redid the Windows2000 server install and reformated the 2GB system partition.

Why did the drive letter change? Can I modify it?

It`s very critical for me to have it fix, please help

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by curacao_dejavu

w2k is not seeing your raid anymore.
You have to use the cdroms that came with dell (i believe they are the green cd's) to setup your system again.

Another possibilly is to go to the dell website, search for the raid and scsi drivers for your system, download and put it on a floppy, when you are installing windows you press f6 to add additional drivers, and install the drivers. then the rest of the install should be a breeze.

regards,

Leopold

by voldar

To solve the problem do the following: get a W9x boot disk and use fdisk to delete the partitions on the server (all of them!).
Or better - recreate the RAID-5!

Then create the following partitions:
c: 2GB - but it seams to me you better have a 6GB for system
d: 48GB - for storage
(4x18-18=54GB)

You should not have more problems on continuying the OS installation.

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