Help - 2000 installation probs

[Lisa]

Hi,

If anyone could help I would be in your debt for life !

The problem is this :

I am trying to install 2000 server onto a IBM Netfinity
3000. At first I was having problems with system security,
cleared the cmos (jumper) and that went away.

The machine wont boot from CD and when the startup disks
are put in it runs though them fine but soon as that
finishes thats it, it does nothing, dosnt even let me
select the partion that the startup disks have been put
on.. and dosnt even try to finish setup from CD even when
the BIOS boot sequence is changed. feel free to suggest,
im willing to try anything !

 

[Dave Patrick]

What error message is displayed? Need more details on this "dosnt even let
me select the partion that the startup disks have been put on" How are you
installing? Step by step.

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or SATA, or raid), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000 setup
disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.