The only thing I can suggest is the obvious: Make sure you are using the correct/newest SmartStart disc. An older disc may not have the necessary drivers.
________________________________ From: Glen Johnson [mailto:gjohn...@vhcc.edu] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dumb Dumb question installing server 2008 on HP DL380 G6 Things I've ran into that caused os install problems. Do you have a flash drive plugged in anywhere on the server while running the install. Also a bad server os DVD, Make sure the server has all the latest updates from Compaq, especially the P400. From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dumb Dumb question installing server 2008 on HP DL380 G6 HP DL380 G6 with P400 Smart Array controller. Can not find the drives? In BIOS array configuration I have 6 146GB SAS drives in a RAID5 logical disk. SmartStart can not find it. Just running Windows setup sees the drive, formats the drive but then cannot find a drive to install the OS too?? What am I missing??? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin