RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Miller Bonnie L .]

FYI, I've found that the problem with the Dells is usually boot-order related.  
If you want to use a physical USB floppy drive and you also have the virtual 
media floppy enabled, the physical USB floppy must come BEFORE the virtual 
media in the boot order.  I'm not sure why it matters (maybe it can only assign 
one drive letter?), but it seems to make the difference if I'm having trouble 
getting the floppy to show up during WS03 setup.

Disabling virtual flash media is necessary because that will completely hang 
the setup process, so sometimes it's also easier to just leave it all off until 
setup is complete.

-Bonnie

From: Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:24 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

For those following along at home - if you get into this situation on a newer 
Dell model that has a DRAC card installed, you can use the Virtual Media 
feature to map a floppy image to a virtual floppy drive. Works great.

-- Durf
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Murray Freeman <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Well, we have spent a lot of time on this, but we finally solved it, and
I thought I'd share this with everyone. When we originally created the
floppy disk with the drivers, we did it on a workstation with a standard
floppy disk drive interface. We would then attach a USB floppy disk
drive that we have to the new server, and that just wasn't getting the
job done. So, we finally connected the USB floppy disk drive to our
workstation and copied the necessary driver files to another diskette
using the USB floppy disk drive. When we then connected the USB floppy
disk drive to the new server, problem solved. I can't tell why this
worked, but it did. Thanks for the suggestions.


Murray

-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR
Check your Bios again.  Just because it recognizes the Drive in the Bios
you will still need to change the appropriate setting in the Bios to
allow it to use the USB Floppy.  At least that is what we have had to do
on some of ours.



-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?


Murray








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RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[David Lum]

This reminds me that we had a similar-ish issue with IBM xSeries - it wouldn't 
recognize a USB floppy that was a generic brand, but it did recognize a Lenovo 
brand USB floppy...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764
-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

Well, we have spent a lot of time on this, but we finally solved it, and
I thought I'd share this with everyone. When we originally created the
floppy disk with the drivers, we did it on a workstation with a standard
floppy disk drive interface. We would then attach a USB floppy disk
drive that we have to the new server, and that just wasn't getting the
job done. So, we finally connected the USB floppy disk drive to our
workstation and copied the necessary driver files to another diskette
using the USB floppy disk drive. When we then connected the USB floppy
disk drive to the new server, problem solved. I can't tell why this
worked, but it did. Thanks for the suggestions.


Murray

-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

Check your Bios again.  Just because it recognizes the Drive in the Bios
you will still need to change the appropriate setting in the Bios to
allow it to use the USB Floppy.  At least that is what we have had to do
on some of ours.



-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?


Murray









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RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[René de Haas]

I've seen it before. Sometimes floppy drives can be picky.
Always at least format the floppy you want to use on the drive you want to read 
it from to give you the most chance of being able to read it.

René
-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

Well, we have spent a lot of time on this, but we finally solved it, and
I thought I'd share this with everyone. When we originally created the
floppy disk with the drivers, we did it on a workstation with a standard
floppy disk drive interface. We would then attach a USB floppy disk
drive that we have to the new server, and that just wasn't getting the
job done. So, we finally connected the USB floppy disk drive to our
workstation and copied the necessary driver files to another diskette
using the USB floppy disk drive. When we then connected the USB floppy
disk drive to the new server, problem solved. I can't tell why this
worked, but it did. Thanks for the suggestions.


Murray

-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

Check your Bios again.  Just because it recognizes the Drive in the Bios
you will still need to change the appropriate setting in the Bios to
allow it to use the USB Floppy.  At least that is what we have had to do
on some of ours.  



-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?
 

Murray

 


 

 


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Re: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Durf]

For those following along at home - if you get into this situation on a
newer Dell model that has a DRAC card installed, you can use the Virtual
Media feature to map a floppy image to a virtual floppy drive. Works great.

-- Durf

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Murray Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Well, we have spent a lot of time on this, but we finally solved it, and
> I thought I'd share this with everyone. When we originally created the
> floppy disk with the drivers, we did it on a workstation with a standard
> floppy disk drive interface. We would then attach a USB floppy disk
> drive that we have to the new server, and that just wasn't getting the
> job done. So, we finally connected the USB floppy disk drive to our
> workstation and copied the necessary driver files to another diskette
> using the USB floppy disk drive. When we then connected the USB floppy
> disk drive to the new server, problem solved. I can't tell why this
> worked, but it did. Thanks for the suggestions.
>
>
> Murray
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:41 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR
>
> Check your Bios again.  Just because it recognizes the Drive in the Bios
> you will still need to change the appropriate setting in the Bios to
> allow it to use the USB Floppy.  At least that is what we have had to do
> on some of ours.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR
>
> We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
> no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
> the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
> also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
> Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
> for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
> ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
> the floppy issue?
>
>
> Murray
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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>



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RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Murray Freeman]

Well, we have spent a lot of time on this, but we finally solved it, and
I thought I'd share this with everyone. When we originally created the
floppy disk with the drivers, we did it on a workstation with a standard
floppy disk drive interface. We would then attach a USB floppy disk
drive that we have to the new server, and that just wasn't getting the
job done. So, we finally connected the USB floppy disk drive to our
workstation and copied the necessary driver files to another diskette
using the USB floppy disk drive. When we then connected the USB floppy
disk drive to the new server, problem solved. I can't tell why this
worked, but it did. Thanks for the suggestions.


Murray

-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

Check your Bios again.  Just because it recognizes the Drive in the Bios
you will still need to change the appropriate setting in the Bios to
allow it to use the USB Floppy.  At least that is what we have had to do
on some of ours.  



-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?
 

Murray

 


 

 


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<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

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RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Mike Gill]

Nlite does too much mojo. It's like doing html with frontpage. Mass storage
drivers are pretty easy to integrate manually. If you need any help Murry
email me offlist.

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 

From: MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

 

I've run into this issue with DL140's and other servers that didn't come
with floppy drives. I suggest downloading nLite and adding the drivers to
the install process. Once that's done grab this tool and create a bootable
CD: 

 

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

 

hth

 

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Murray Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

We've got lots of floppies, but the Server doesn't have a floppy interface,
so we are using USB floppies. The Proliant recognizes the floppy, but the
Windows Server 2K3 is having trouble recognizing the floppy.

 

Murray

 

 

  _  

From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:04 PM 


To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

Can't temporally grab a floppy drive from another machine?

 

Christopher J. Bosak

Vector Company

c. 847.603.4673

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

"You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue."

- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 14:00 hrs 


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

 

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has no
floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes the
drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have also
used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy Drive, and
same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look for the Hard
drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant ML110 and were
trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around the floppy issue?

 

Murray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Terry Dickson]

Check your Bios again.  Just because it recognizes the Drive in the Bios
you will still need to change the appropriate setting in the Bios to
allow it to use the USB Floppy.  At least that is what we have had to do
on some of ours.  



-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?
 

Murray

 


 

 


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[MarvinC]

I've run into this issue with DL140's and other servers that didn't come
with floppy drives. I suggest downloading nLite and adding the drivers to
the install process. Once that's done grab this tool and create a bootable
CD:

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

hth


On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Murray Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  We've got lots of floppies, but the Server doesn't have a floppy
> interface, so we are using USB floppies. The Proliant recognizes the floppy,
> but the Windows Server 2K3 is having trouble recognizing the floppy.
>
>
> *Murray*
>
>
>  --
> *From:* Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:04 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR
>
>   Can't temporally grab a floppy drive from another machine?
>
>
>
> Christopher J. Bosak
>
> Vector Company
>
> c. 847.603.4673
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
> *"You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue."*
>
> *- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me*
>
>
>
> *From:* Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2008 14:00 hrs
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR
>
>
>
> We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has no
> floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes the
> drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have also
> used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy Drive, and
> same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look for the Hard
> drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant ML110 and were
> trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around the floppy issue?
>
>
>
> *Murray*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Murray Freeman]

We've got lots of floppies, but the Server doesn't have a floppy
interface, so we are using USB floppies. The Proliant recognizes the
floppy, but the Windows Server 2K3 is having trouble recognizing the
floppy.
 

Murray

 



From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR



Can't temporally grab a floppy drive from another machine?

 

Christopher J. Bosak

Vector Company

c. 847.603.4673

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

"You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue."

- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 14:00 hrs
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

 

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?

 

Murray

 

 

 

 


 

 


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Salvador Manzo]

If it absotively, posilutely won't take recognize the USB connections
(presuming you've gone through and made sure any necessary BIOS settings
are enabled)... you're probably looking at needing to make a custom
install disk for it with the mass storage drivers injected should HP not
offer a SmartStart equivalent that's W2k3 compatible.

 



From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

 

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has
no floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes
the drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have
also used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy
Drive, and same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look
for the Hard drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant
ML110 and were trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around
the floppy issue?

 

Murray

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

[Christopher J. Bosak]

Can't temporally grab a floppy drive from another machine?

 

Christopher J. Bosak

Vector Company

c. 847.603.4673

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

"You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue."

- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 14:00 hrs
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

 

We're trying to build a new Windows Server 2K3, and since our server has no
floppy drive, we're using a USB floppy and while the BIOS recognizes the
drive, Windoes Server can't find the file it's looking for. We have also
used a USB thumb wheel which we formated to look like a Floppy Drive, and
same result. Unfortunately, Windows Server 2K3 will only look for the Hard
drive drivers on a "floppy" disk. We have a HP Proliant ML110 and were
trying to set up a raid. Any ideas on how to get around the floppy issue?

 

Murray

 

 

 

 

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~   ~