[hhiggins]

I am trying to create a Windows 2003 Server image on an IBM x345. I can create the image no problem using the on board raid controller using raid 1. When I sysprep the image I copy the drivers for an additional raid controller (ServerRAID 6M) that will be used in some configurations and add the path to my sysprep.inf file.

I then install the serverRAID controller, download the image. It gets to the Windows 2003 splash screen and just when it is about to start the mini-setup wizard it blue screens and reboots so I can't see the error message. Is suspect that it is not loading the raid controller drivers. Can anyone help?

thanks
heath

[Blyster]

What slot are you placing the 6m into? It can only be used in slot 3 or 4. Just something to start off with

Blyster

[stuartg]

Heath

You have to use 6.11.07 drivers and slipstream them into then build.

Regards

Stuart

[Ausmith1]

First avoid using imaging on servers, it's a disaster waiting to happen.

Here is what I use in my unattended CD to get ServeRAID cards to work on Windows 2000, 2003 should be the same.

Create the following CD structure

+---$OEM$
|   +---$1
|       \---Temp
|           +---Drivers
|               \---SCSI
|                   +---SrvRAID
\---I386
    +---SVCPACK
    +---SYSTEM32

The folder $OEM$\$1\Temp\Drivers\SCSI\SrvRAID should contain the following files taken from the latest ServeRAID driver CD.
ibmnfrd.cat
nfrd960.sys
nfrdci03.dll
oemsetup.inf
txtsetup.oem

The folder \i386 should contain the following files.
nfrd960.sys

The folder \i386\svcpack should contain the following files.
ibmnfrd.cat

Add the following lines to WINNT.SIF

[Unattended]
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OemFilesPath="..\$OEM$"
    OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
; See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q250380
; for why this must be = Ignore
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    OemPnPDriversPath="Temp\Drivers\SCSI\SrvRAID"

Make the following modifications to DOSNET.INF

[Files]
d1,nfrd960.sys

[OptionalSrcDirs]
svcpack

Make the following modifications to TXTSETUP.SIF

[SourceDisksFiles]
nfrd960.sys  = 2,,,,,,_x,4,0,0

; i960-based IBM ServeRAID Adapters,in this order, 4M, 4L, 4Mx, 4Lx, 5i, 6i, 6M
PCI\VEN_1014&DEV_01BD&SUBSYS_01BE1014&REV_00 = "nfrd960"
PCI\VEN_1014&DEV_01BD&SUBSYS_01BF1014&REV_00 = "nfrd960"
PCI\VEN_1014&DEV_01BD&SUBSYS_02081014&REV_00 = "nfrd960"
PCI\VEN_1014&DEV_01BD&SUBSYS_020E1014&REV_00 = "nfrd960"
PCI\VEN_1014&DEV_01BD&SUBSYS_02591014&REV_00 = "nfrd960"
PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_0250&SUBSYS_028C1014 = "nfrd960"
PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_0250&SUBSYS_02791014 = "nfrd960"

[SCSI.Load]
nfrd960 = nfrd960.sys,4

[SCSI]
nfrd960  = "IBM ServeRAID 4M/4Mx/4L/4Lx/5i/6i/6M"

Make the following modifications to HIVESYS.INF

; IBM ServeRAID 4M/4Mx/4L/4Lx/5i/6i/6M
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960","ErrorControl",0x00010003,1
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960","Group",0x00000002,"SCSI miniport"
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960","Start",0x00010003,4
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960","Tag",0x00010003,259
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960","Type",0x00010003,1
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960\Parameters",,0x00000012
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960\Parameters\Device","NumberOfRequests",0x00010001,0x80
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfrd960\Parameters\PnpInterface","5",0x00010003,1

; IBM ServeRAID 4M/4Mx/4L/4Lx/5i/6i/6M
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\System\nfrd960","EventMessageFile",0x00020002,"%SystemRoot%\System32\IoLogMsg.dll;%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\nfrd960.sys"
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\System\nfrd960","TypesSupported",0x00010003,7

Add the following to \i386\svcpack.inf

[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
BuildNumber=2195
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=0

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
ibmnfrd.cat

I think that's it...