Installation Guide
5. Setting Up Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition
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Setup Items to confirm
Notes on using N8103-149/150/151 on Windows2003:
1) When a battery is used:
The following message may appear on POST screen at reboot if Service
Pack2 is not yet applied. It is not the problem.
cache data recovered successfully
2) When no battery is used:
- Set the cache mode of RAID Controller to the default setting (AutoSwitch
or WriteThrough) until Service Pack 2 is applied.
- To operate the RAID Controller in WriteBack mode, change setting to
WriteBack after Service Pack 2 is applied.
* The default cache mode of RAID Controller is AutoSwitch. It will not
change to WriteBack mode unless it is changed manually at or after
creation of VD.
Connecting MO devices
Installing Windows while an MO device is connected can result in installation
failure. Remove the MO device, and then start installation from the beginning.
Hardware
configuration
DAT, LTO, and similar media
Do not set media that is unnecessary to installation during setup.
Connecting to multiple hard disk drives (Logical Drives)
For details on installing operating systems to a system in which multiple Logical
Drives exist, refer to Chapter 1 (5.7 Installation When Multiple Logical Drives
Exist).
Reinstallation to a dynamic disk:
When installing the OS on a hard disk drive with multiple partitions that was
upgraded to a dynamic drive and you wish to retain the existing partition
configuration and data areas, note the following:
Normal (system)
Normal
Data area
(partition to be retained)
- Select the partition on which the OS was previously installed.
- Select Leave the current file system intact (no change) for the OS partition
format.
Before applying a Service Pack, make sure that Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
Edition DISC 2 has been installed.
Use Starter Pack when you apply a Service Pack from the Service Pack 2
CD-ROM.
Service Pack
If you used OS installation media including Service Pack 2 for installation, you do
not have to install Service Pack 2 again.