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installing Adaptec CERC SATA1.5/6ch dell (4)SAta drives
I purchase a refurbished Dell Poweredge 830 with SBS2003 premium edition After reading posts find i can not change the Server name or domain name with out total re-install I have never installed a raid array and need help I have all the CD, and also have Dells cd (system management console) Have read on dells site and Microsoft .I believe this is fairly simple process but makes me nervous for I have never done it HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
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so all i need to do is the re-install leave raid array alone ? wont it ask me during the install about installing raid drivers?
yes. but you said you had the dell disks.
perhaps download new drivers from dell anyway beforehand & save to cd
perhaps download new drivers from dell anyway beforehand & save to cd
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this is what i have all 8 premium edition cd's then i have 4 dell power edge 1 doc 1 systems mangement consoles 1 installation and server management 1 service and diagnostic utilities I'm just a little chickin the hard drive's are configured (C) 30 gig Healthly 215(unformated)shows all 4 during boot up ea 80 gig
I have been told that if i run dcpromo demote the server but I understand the only way with SBS 2003 is a clean install and have only set up raid before once on windows 2000 server When you say I wont have to reconfigure the raid array how is that accomplished
I have been told that if i run dcpromo demote the server but I understand the only way with SBS 2003 is a clean install and have only set up raid before once on windows 2000 server When you say I wont have to reconfigure the raid array how is that accomplished
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Sorry Robberbaron and Jeff
Put new phone system in at work and have not had time to address my SBS plus I,m nervous but as Jeff says worst case is do over till i get it right have download much info from links provided and will start this process today or tommorrow am confused though ran dell's configuration on system and in hard ware says Dell array SCSI Disk Device 223.5Gb I have 4 sata 80gb drives IDE Intel 82801GB Ulta ATA storage controllers(27df) Primary IDE channel Intel 82801GB serial ATA storage controlers(28c0) in Disk Management have (C.)19.6 Healty ( System ) 203.87 (unformated) I know size is right but So any way I will quit my rambiling and down load drivers for the Dell CERC SATA 1.5/6ch raid controller and go to town and have some fun ,headaches and accomplish my mission of a fresh install of SBS 2003 Premium Jeff after looking at my cd' I have 6 including Outlook and frontpage and 1 says SBS 2003 premium edition SP1 Premium Technologles and another that says SBS 2003 Premium edtion w/SP1 (entourage 2004 Mac) now to my hard question who do i reward points to for both of you gave me great info !!!! And I realy appreciate it
Put new phone system in at work and have not had time to address my SBS plus I,m nervous but as Jeff says worst case is do over till i get it right have download much info from links provided and will start this process today or tommorrow am confused though ran dell's configuration on system and in hard ware says Dell array SCSI Disk Device 223.5Gb I have 4 sata 80gb drives IDE Intel 82801GB Ulta ATA storage controllers(27df) Primary IDE channel Intel 82801GB serial ATA storage controlers(28c0) in Disk Management have (C.)19.6 Healty ( System ) 203.87 (unformated) I know size is right but So any way I will quit my rambiling and down load drivers for the Dell CERC SATA 1.5/6ch raid controller and go to town and have some fun ,headaches and accomplish my mission of a fresh install of SBS 2003 Premium Jeff after looking at my cd' I have 6 including Outlook and frontpage and 1 says SBS 2003 premium edition SP1 Premium Technologles and another that says SBS 2003 Premium edtion w/SP1 (entourage 2004 Mac) now to my hard question who do i reward points to for both of you gave me great info !!!! And I realy appreciate it
Points? We're doing all of this for Points? (okay, I know it's hard to hear direct sarcasm in forum posts... but it was there)
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You should split the points as you see fit in any percentage. FYI, giving a grade of "A" multiplies the points x4.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
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You should split the points as you see fit in any percentage. FYI, giving a grade of "A" multiplies the points x4.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
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Sorry I'm a novice
I'm just joking... really... I thought we were doing this for the ability to eat all the Skittles and Ice Cream we could eat without gaining a pound. That's what I'm trading my points in for at the end of the game.
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Jeff
TechSoEasy
:-)
Jeff
TechSoEasy
Just install SBS, allowing it to format the drives.