installation without floppy drive

[Guest]

I am trying to install 2000 server on a machine with a 3ware raid controller and no floppy drive. after pressing F6 at the beginning of setup i get the option to install the drivers for the raid controller via the A: drive. Is there anyway around this without putting a floppy drive in the machine.

 

[DL]

I've seen this asked several times, without any response

I am trying to install 2000 server on a machine with a 3ware raid

controller and no floppy drive. after pressing F6 at the beginning of setup
i get the option to install the drivers for the raid controller via the A:
drive. Is there anyway around this without putting a floppy drive in the
machine.

 

[Ghostrider]

I am trying to install 2000 server on a machine with a 3ware raid controller and no floppy drive. after pressing F6 at the beginning of setup i get the option to install the drivers for the raid controller via the A: drive. Is there anyway around this without putting a floppy drive in the machine.

If there is an option to choose the location for the RAID
drivers after pressing F6, then it might be worthwhile to
create a new, bootable installation cdrom with the RAID
drivers slipstreamed into it or into a known folder that
will be accessible when asked. Just a theoretical thought
but has anyone else tried it?

 

[DL]

There is no option to select location/and or drive, from F6

 

[Jetro]

Custom-made CD might help. Additional search will clear the details.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=288344
HOWTO: Unattended Installation of Third Party Mass Storage Drivers in
Windows NT and Windows 2000

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In addition to the other replies - I never buy servers without a floppy if
it's at all possible (i.e., not little blade servers where space is tight).
Heck, I don't buy workstations without floppies, either - just to be on the
safe side!